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I once told a friend that i try to write lightly and cleanly, expressing the things i want to say in few and pastelcolored words, but i do try to move the reader as well, and add in little. William zinsser, author of on writing well died yesterday. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does. The article is a summary of my lessons learned from on writing well by william zinsser.
In on writing well the classic guide to nonfiction, william zinsser writes an easytofollow nononsense approach into the core essentials of writing. He states that clutter is the main reason and the number one problem why. On memoir, truth and writing well april, 2006 william zinsser, author of the classic guide on writing well, talks to michele norris about the challenges of writing personal history. William zinsser is chosen to speak on a panel with dr. A writing coach becomes a listener, an article by dan barry in the new york times describes how william zinsser continued to teach as a writing coach and a mentor in his final years. You wont write well until you understand that writing is an evolving process, not a finished product. Author william zinsser died at his manhattan home on tuesday, may 12, 2015.
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