On writing well : the classic guide to writing nonfiction / William Zinsser.

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:30th anniversary ed., 7th ed., rev. and updated.
Published: New York : HarperCollins, c2006.
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Format: Book
Table of Contents:
  • Principles: The transaction
  • Simplicity
  • Clutter
  • Style
  • The audience
  • Words
  • Usage
  • Methods: Unity
  • The lead and the ending
  • Bits & pieces
  • Forms: Nonfiction as literature
  • Writing about people: the interview
  • Writing about places: the travel article
  • Writing about yourself: the memoir
  • Science and technology
  • Business writing: Writing in your job
  • Sports
  • Writing about the arts: Critics and columnists
  • Humor
  • Attitudes: The sound of your voice
  • Enjoyment, fear and confidence
  • The tyranny of the final product
  • A writer's decisions
  • Writing family history and memoir
  • Write as well as you can.