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ON WRITING WELL PB
by ZINSSER WILLIAMEdition:
5th
ISBN13:
9780062733030
ISBN10:
0062733036
Format:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
6/3/1994
Publisher(s):
HarperCollins Publications
List Price: $14.00
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Summary
On Writing Well, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the warmth of its style. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts, or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you both fundamental principles as well as the insights of a distinguished practitioner. How to Write a Memoir tells you how to write the story of your life. Everyone has a story whether you're a professional writer or just want to validate your personal and family reminiscences, William Zinsser explains how to do it, and do it well.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | |
| Principles | |
| The Transaction | p. 3 |
| Simplicity | p. 7 |
| Clutter | p. 13 |
| Style | p. 19 |
| The Audience | p. 26 |
| Words | p. 34 |
| Usage | p. 40 |
| Unity | p. 49 |
| Forms and Methods | |
| Nonfiction as Literature | p. 57 |
| Writing About People: The Interview | p. 63 |
| Writing About Places: The Travel Article | p. 80 |
| Writing About Yourself: The Memoir | p. 96 |
| Bits and Pieces | p. 111 |
| The Lead and the Ending | p. 142 |
| Science and Technology | p. 156 |
| Business Writing: Writing in Your Job | p. 174 |
| Rewriting and Word Processing | p. 187 |
| Sports | p. 199 |
| Criticism | p. 214 |
| Humor | p. 230 |
| A Writer's Decisions: Organizing a Long Article | p. 253 |
| Write as Well as You Can | p. 274 |
| Sources | p. 283 |
| Index | p. 289 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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