On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
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TitleOn Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
ISBN0060891548
Author(s)William Zinsser
Release Date2006-05-01
FormatPaperback
Num of Pages336
EAN9780060891541
Edition30 Anv
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5 Star Rating  "A Well Written Guide for Us All"2009-10-21
- Reviewed By User: A3FHSO1SKHU378
William Zinsser knows writing; his guide to help anyone become a better writer is both engaging and informative. If you want to write better; to convey your message clearly and concisely, you'll want to read this book.

Zinsser's best advice to the writer: Economize the verbage, Shakespear. Cut to the chase; state your case and get out of the way. The purpose of writing is to convey a message in the fewest words possible. This eliminates confusion and keeps the reader's attention from wandering.

It's especially good advice for those memo writers in the world of corporate America. I spent many years wading through memos that never seemed to say anything although they seemed to last forever; the syntax was downright sinful. The thought process was often mysterious; it was almost impossible to tell if the writer was happy with something or unhappy. Usually, these people somehow were bosses.

Zinsser's wonderful book will inform you and entertain you. Now that's something to write home about.



 
1 Star Rating  "I am sorry to disagree...."2009-09-21
- Reviewed By dand@oxy.edu
I usually only write reviews for books I can praise. I actively avoid giving criticism about books that have, as this one does, a large and enthusiastic following. I feel compelled to write now because I think that many will not be as well served as they imagine after reading these reviews.

I think this book is popular for many understandable and, in themselves, good reasons. The writer is up-beat and optimistic. He supplies simple formulas for complex problems. He has both wit and charm. He supplies many funny stories. He makes fun of pompous academics and pedagogues. He is empathetic and warm. His instructions are personal, not distant or abstract. He requires little of the reader and avoids pesky formalities. For all these reasons, one should be attracted to a non-fictional book of reminiscence about writing. However, all these virtues are not those of a book teaching writing.

Indeed, many dislike books that try to teach writing because the majority are rigorous, boring, and impersonal. So, it is no wonder that against those demanding and dry texts this humane presentation appears as an oasis. However, it is a mistake to think that those emotional values make this a good writing text.

This book's relation with writing is much like a movie's relation with its topic: a narrative about a thing more than an instruction. For instance, "Field of Dreams" may make us happy, but it hardly is likely to make us better baseball players. Here most of Zinsser's time is expended in context, quotation of others, and folksy tale. These are topped off with a brief commands - "Go to it" - that have a cheerleader's enthusiasm and lack of content. He celebrates one style, his own, which is short and informal to the exclusion of the hundreds of others that have graced our language. He gives little help with formal discourse. He feels free to judge -- for instance scientists -- outside his field and beside the point. He makes numerous grammatical errors and seems to recognize the dash as the only punctuation. He generalizes egregiously about topics that are enormous and yet undefined, for instance "the human element."
In short, he is less an instructor and more a coach.

As I said, his many strengths have understandably broad appeal, but this book would be inadequate for the college classes I teach. You may not need such formal help and that is fine as long as you do not think it appears here.
 
5 Star Rating  "Best writing book ever."2009-08-21
- Reviewed By donblair2
This is simply the best writing book I've ever read. Really helped me to understand that more is not better, and the power of getting to the point. Timeless, this book has made a huge improvement in my ability to communicate.
 
5 Star Rating  "classic"2009-08-15
- Reviewed By wrn
This is a wonderfully scrumptious book on writing by the great William Zisser. I just want to say that On Writing Well fantastically illistrates the importantness of writting consicely and being brief. He does this elequently and with polish, showing how vital and, may I add, important it is to express ones own thoughts and heart in a percise and simple language. His humor is wonderful and he writes so very clearly and with such simplicty.


This is a great writing manual by William Zisser. On Writing Well teaches how and why to condence writing; Zisner uses humor and plain languge for this.


The first paragraph show how i used to write. If you do too, you need this.


 
5 Star Rating  "teatime with Zinsser"2009-07-06
- Reviewed By User: A3KOAEZL9JYS52
I had to read this book. It was on a book list for a course: otherwise I would not have picked it up. The book became like an afternoon tea time with a surpisingly beloved professor. Zinssor makes me want to write. In fact, reading this book makes me want to be a writer. What I expected to be dry was full of wit. What I expected to be pedantic, turned out to be humorously so. How does one laugh when reading about the use of commas or the overuse of cliches? Zinsser zings his readers with his writing style, often employing what he just told us not to do-with great results. Only a master writer can get away with that.

I recommend this book to anyone who thinks they already know how to write, or has stories knocking on inner doors eager to see the light of paper. Zinsser throttles habits that are comfortable but lame. This book makes the art of writing seemingly accessible, with realistic suggestions, corrections, inspirations. By the end, you will find yourself purchasing the next Zinsser title, in order to extend the delightful cup of tea you started with "On Writing Well."
 
5 Star Rating  "Its a must read for everyone, not just writers."2009-06-25
- Reviewed By User: A2FJRDLIJR0TB
I know that my review will not do this book justice. I will, however, try to capture some main ideas. The book is all-around superb. It not only discusses the process of writing from inspiration to mechanics. Its a must read for everyone, not just writers.
 
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