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On writing well : the classic guide to writing nonfiction

Author: William Zinsser
Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, ©2006.
Edition/Format:   Print book : English : 30th anniversary ed., 7th ed., rev. and updatedView all editions and formats
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Warns against common errors in structure, style, and diction, and explains the fundamentals of conducting interviews and writing travel, scientific, sports, critical, and humorous articles.
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Genre/Form: Ratgeber
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: William Zinsser
ISBN: 0060891548 9780060891541 9781417750573 141775057X
OCLC Number: 62421288
Description: xiii, 321 pages : facsimile ; 21 cm
Contents: Part I: Principles. The transaction ; Simplicity ; Clutter ; Style ; The audience ; Words ; Usage --
Part II: Methods. Unity ; The lead and the ending ; Bits & pieces --
Part III: Forms. Nonfiction as literature ; Writing about people : the interview ; Writing about places : the travel article ; Writing about yourself : the memoir ; Science and technology ; Business writing : writing in your job ; Sports ; Writing about the arts : critics and columnists ; Humor --
Part IV: Attitudes. The sound of your voice ; Enjoyment, fear and confidence ; The tyranny of the final product ; A writer's decisions ; Writing family history and memoir ; Write as well as you can.
Responsibility: William Zinsser.
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Warns against common errors in structure, style, and diction, and explains the fundamentals of conducting interviews and writing travel, scientific, sports, critical, and humorous articles.

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