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“Don't try to visualize the great mass audience. · “Writing is hard work. · “Writing is an act of ego, and you might as well admit it.” · “Examine every word you

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William Zinsser · “Write about small, self-contained incidents that are still vivid in your memory. If you remember them, it's because they contain a larger

Editions for On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction: 0060891548 (Paperback published in 2006), (Kindle Edition published in 2012), 0060...

A straightforward guide to writing solid nonfiction. William Zinsser offers sound advice, including how to eliminate clutter and ways to

“Writing organizes and clarifies our thoughts. Writing is how we think our way into a subject and make it our own. Writing enables us to find out what we know—

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On Writing Well is as biographical as it is grammatical. Zinnser illustrates his points with detours into his history as a newspaper writer for