On Writing Well: An informal guide to writing nonfiction

Reference

William Zinsser

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Harper Row Publishers

On Writing Well

Harpercollins College Div

Zinsser's essential guide for writers of nonfiction (science writing, technical writing, sports, criticism, and more) is a useful reference.

Literature & Fiction

Harper & Row, Publisher

On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Revised)

Harpercollins

On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. 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 fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sold, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide To Writing Nonfiction: 30th Anniversary Edition

HarperCollins Publishers (New

ON WRITING WELL : THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO WRITING NONFICTION

HARPER/COLLINS

Based on a course William Zinsser taught at Yale and his long experience as a writer, editor and teacher, On Writing Well has been praised by journalists, teachers, writers, students, and grateful users since its publication in 1976.Read by Zinsser with warmth, humor, and encouragement, On Writing Well shows how to apply the author's four principles of writing: Clarity; Simplicity; Brevity; and Humanity. He stresses the importance of reading your writing aloud to hear how it sounds and illustrates the difference between good and bad nouns, and good and bad verbs. Specific examples are given throughout the recording that show how writing can be improved.

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Perfection Learning

1998 6th edition harper hardcover with silver and white dustjacket. pages unmarked, but last one is not pristine, and the back dj flap looks like the cats got to it. inside of dj is stained, as is top of closed page edges, near spine, though that is faint. small tear near edge of dj, at front top. I package carefully, send right away, giftwrap and hand drawn bookmark included.

On Writing Well The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

Harperperennial

Wrtten as a complement to Strunk and White's classic The Elements of Style, William Zinsser's On Writing Well is a helpful reference guide on how to write about a wide variety of topics, from business and technology to sports and the arts. In chapters such as "Simplicity," "Clutter," "Style," and "Words," the author describes the tools and the writer's craft and how to use them effectively. This book's insights and advice can help every writer to become a better writer.

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