On writing well : the classic guide to writing nonfiction / William Zinsser.
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TextPublisher: New York, N.Y. : HarperCollins, [2006]Copyright date: ©2006Edition: Seventh edition, Revised and UpdatedDescription: xiii, 321 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 141775057X
- 9781417750573
- 808.042 23
- PE1429 .Z5 2006
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| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 808.042 ZIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Issued | 30/09/2024 | A538336B |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Principles: The Transaction -- Simplicity -- Clutter -- Style -- The Audience -- Words -- Usage -- Methods: Unity -- The Lead and the ending -- Bits & pieces -- 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 -- 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.
"On Writing Well" has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and its warmth of style. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write, whether about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts, or about yourself. Its principles and insights have made it a cherished resource for several generations of writers and students. This revised 30th anniversary edition contains a new introduction and a new chapter on how to write a family history or a memoir." -- Book jacket
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