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| Title: On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction - eBook By: William Zinsser Format: DRM Protected ePub Vendor: Harper Perennial | Publication Date: 2012 ISBN: 9780062250506 ISBN-13: 9780062250506 Stock No: WW70729EB |
"On Writing Well is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose." —New York Times
A beloved classic and the definitive volume on the art of writing nonfiction
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. With over a million copies in print, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valued resource for writers and would-be writers.
William Zinsser is a writer, editor and teacher. He began his career on the New York Herald Tribune and has since written regularly for leading magazines. During the 1970s he was master of Branford College at Yale. His 17 books, ranging from baseball to music to American travel, include the influential Writing to Learn and Writing About Your Life. He teaches at the New School in New York.
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