On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Principles for clear nonfiction, from the course Zinsser taught at Yale.
Harper Perennial9 May 2006Book available to purchase
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William Zinsser’s guide to writing nonfiction, drawn from the course he taught at Yale. This record is the 2006 30th anniversary paperback. The linked Internet Archive PDF is the 2001 edition.
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A beloved classic, this definitive volume on the art of writing nonfiction celebrates its thirtieth anniversary. On Writing Well, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the warmth of its style.
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William Zinsser (9 May 2006). On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction [Book]. Harper Perennial. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/on-writing-well-william-zinsser
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@misc{on_writing_well,
author = {William Zinsser},
title = {{On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction}},
howpublished = {Harper Perennial},
url = {https://www.harpercollins.com/products/on-writing-well-william-zinsser},
year = {2006},
isbn = {9780060891541},
edition = {30th Anniversary}
}