On Writing Well: Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction - Softcover

Zinsser, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062733036 ISBN 13: 9780062733030

Publisher: HarperCollins,Australia, 1992

Synopsis

A revised and updated edition of one of the most successful guides to writing ever published (one million copies sold).
A Clic in its Field, On Writing Well is the Indispensable reference tool for anyone who writes, wants to learn to write, or needs to do some writing to get through the day -- as almost everybody does. Illustrated with examples of superb writing, the book covers a variety of subject areas, from travel, memoir, and science writing to business, sports, humor, and the arts. This expanded and updated edition features revised chapters, fresh examples of good writing, and two completely new chapters. One new chapter, "Enjoyment, Fear, and Confidence", urges writers to live interesting lives and to trust their general intelligence. The other, "The Tyranny of the Final Product", counsels writers not to try to visualize the complete article, but to focus on earlier decisions of selection, construction, and voice that will eventually let them know what their piece is about. Written by a master writer, editor, and teacher, On Writing Well is the writing book people swear by and love to recommend.
"On Writing Well belongs on any shelf of serious reference works for writers -- along with, say, Fowler's Modern English Usage and Strunk and White's The Elements of Style". -- New York Times

About this title

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins,Australia
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062733036
• ISBN 13: 9780062733030
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 300