Writing Places

by Zinsser, William

• ISBN13: 9780061729034
• ISBN10: 0061729035
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-27
• Publisher: Perennial

Summary

William Zinsser's classic bestseller, On Writing Well, has inspired three generations of writers, journalists and students. In Writing Places, he delightfully recalls the many colorful and amusing locations where he has worked and taught.Written with humor and with gratitude for a lifetime of change and self-discovery, relishing a rich cast of characters who peopled his world-from Yale's president Kingman Brewster to actor Peter Sellers to gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson-Writing Places never loses its anchor in the craft of writing: how it's taught, learned and brought to a high level of enjoyment.

Author Biography

William Zinsser has been a mentor for countless people who want to write with clarity and confidence. His eighteen books include the classic On Writing Well, which has sold almost 1.5 million copies. He now teaches at the New School and at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.

Table of Contents

Office for Rent	p. 1
Herald Tribune Days	p. 5
The Loneliness of the Freelance Writer	p. 23
Travels with My Olivetti	p. 29
Up in the Billiard House	p. 39
Writing about the Sixties	p. 49
Making a New Life	p. 63
ôLeaders in Their Generationö	p. 69
Old Yale and New Yale	p. 75
Becoming a Teacher	p. 83
A Summons from the King	p. 93
College Master	p. 101
ôOn Writing Wellö	p. 119
Taking It on the Road	p. 135
Processing Words	p. 155
Only in New York	p. 169
Acknowledgments	p. 193
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