ON WRITING WELL PB

by ZINSSER WILLIAM

• ISBN13: 9780062733030
• ISBN10: 0062733036
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-06-03
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

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
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