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Paperback, 336 pages

English language

Published April 5, 2016 by Harper Perennial.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-089154-1
OCLC Number:: 3868405573

(6 reviews)

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 sold, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.

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Nibsy reviewed On Writing Well by William Zinsser

Review of 'On Writing Well' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Written Well

I suppose it’s appropriate that a book entitled, “Writing Well,” should be so well written. The author makes the point that it doesn’t matter what you write about, just write it well. The pleasure of reading comes from reading well-written content. This book leads by example. It’s packed full of great advice for improving one’s writing and many clear examples to illustrate the advice.