On Writing Well

William Zinsser is an author, editor, and educator. He began his career as a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune and has since written consistently for major publications. He was the master of Yale's Branford College in the 1970s. Writing to Learn and Writing About Your Life are two of his 17 works, which cover everything from baseball to music to American travel. He is a professor at the New School in New York.

On Writing Well has been lauded for its good instruction, lucidity, and loving tone. Among the best books on academic writing, it's a book for everyone who wants to learn how to write or who has to write to get through the day, which is nearly everyone these days thanks to e-mail and the Internet.

On Writing Well provides essential principles as well as the insights of a prominent writer and instructor, whether you wish to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts, or yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre. With over a million copies sold, this book has endured the test of time and continues to be a great resource for authors and aspiring writers. There hasn't been a writing handbook as well-presented and readable as this one since The Elements of Style. Every page demonstrates a love and respect for the language.

Author: William Zinsser

Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-Classic-Guide-Nonfiction/dp/0060891548/

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