William Zinsser

On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition (eBook, ePUB)

An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sole, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062250506
• Artikelnr.: 38008956

Autorenporträt

William Zinsser is a writer, editor and teacher. He began his career on the New York Herald Tribune and has since written regularly for leading magazines. During the 1970s he was master of Branford College at Yale. His 17 books, ranging from baseball to music to American travel, include the influential Writing to Learn and Writing About Your Life. He teaches at the New School in New York.

Rezensionen

"On Writing Well belongs on any shelf of serious reference works for writers." - New York Times

"Not since The Elements of Style has there been a guide to writing as well presented and readable as this one. A love and respect for the language is evident on every page." - Library Journal

"On Writing Well belongs on any shelf of serious reference works for writers." - New York Times

"Not since The Elements of Style has there been a guide to writing as well presented and readable as this one. A love and respect for the language is evident on every page." - Library Journal