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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Anniversary)
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Anniversary) | William Zinsser
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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Maria514626
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A couple of lovelies from Zinsser. (I told you it was good.) His exclamation point handslap is paining me. ☺️

@Clwojick @rsteve388

Sign up for #nonfictionovember! 😄 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBVYCLpiUfCfne0bs0kkU99tzHQ-5hrJCpRtn0...

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Maria514626
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I LOVE this book. If you love good writing, with a dash of snark, you will love this book.

Since beginning this book, my writing‘s improved. My tolerance for adverb and adjective overuse -- always a pet peeve -- has also gone down 10 points.

Do you like Strunk & White? You will love this book. #nonfictionnovember
@Clwojick @rsteve388

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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 3! A highly-praised classic on writing...well, nonfiction, lol. Whether writing about people or places, science, technology, business, sports, the arts, your memoir, Zinsser in a systematic yet narrative style lays out the fundamental principles to keep in mind always. (Added note: this was a required book for one of my college courses--it's indispensable to me.) #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

Sace I'm not even a writer and I love this book! Absolutely great writing advice. 6y
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merelybookish
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Whatever dude. 🙄
This is the kind of writing advice I would have believed when I was 20. Now, I wonder... Whose taste are we talking about? 🤔
#cliche #quotsynov17 @TK-421

readinginthedark 😂Snobs? 6y
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CatchMyBookBreath
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Nonfiction November is kicking off today! In addition to everything we have going on on our blogs, we have an Instagram challenge! Join @kimthedork, @doingdewey, Julz Reads, Emerald City Book Review, @sarahsbookshelves, and I by posting a picture for as many or few of these categories as you want throughout the month. #nonficnov

Cinfhen You might like this one @Booksandcooks Hope you‘re ok..and enjoying your time off from work😘 6y
Megabooks @Cinfhen Yes! I need to read more nonfiction this November. BOTM challenge is getting in the way. And thanks, I am! 6y
Sace I'm going to love these posts! 6y
CatchMyBookBreath @RestlessFickleBookSlut Yay! Welcome to the party! And I love your user name! 6y
Sace Thanks! I forgot to say before how much I love the tagged book. 6y
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mrozzz
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#riotgram @bookriot Here is my current collection of partially filled and brand new notebooks.
Something to keep in mind hammering away on my own work: "This is the problem of writers who set out deliberately to garnish their prose. You lose whatever it is that makes you unique. The reader will notice if you are putting on airs. Readers want the person who is talking to them to sound genuine. Therefore a fundamental rule is: be yourself."

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Cyn.Microcosm
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Mehso-so

Should I keep trying on this one? I'd like to be a more concise writer but this dude seems too be a bit too much for me... Word choice and implications matter!! #Thoughts?

geodynamical_nonfiction Depends on your audience I suppose. Do you want to write a best-seller at a 5th grade level? Or produce a masterpiece for intellectuals? 🙃 7y
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Amanda_19
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Hammy-down books from friends who've taken English classes end up being some of my favorites 🤓