William Zinsser (1922–2015)
Autore di On Writing Well
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William Knowlton Zinsser (October 7, 1922 - May 12, 2015) was an American writer, editor, literary critic, and teacher. He began his career as a journalist for the New York Herald Tribune, where he worked as a feature writer, drama editor, film critic and editorial writer. Throughout the 1970s, mostra altro Zinsser taught writing at Yale University. He wrote 18 books, including On Writing Well, which is in its 17th edition. Zinsser died at the age of 92 in Manhattan on May 12, 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: William Zinsser, author of the classic On Writing Well. Copied from On Memoir, Truth and 'Writing Well'.
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Opere di William Zinsser
American Places: A Writer's Pilgrimage to 15 of This Country's Most Visited and Cherished Sites (1992) 61 copie
WEEKEND GUESTS: From "We're So Glad You Could Come" to "We're So Sorry You Have to Go" and Vice-Versa (1963) 4 copie
The lunacy boom 2 copie
The city dwellers 1 copia
There Are Smiles 1 copia
The paradise bit : a novel 1 copia
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- Nome legale
- Zinsser, William Knowlton
- Data di nascita
- 1922-10-07
- Data di morte
- 2015-05-12
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- New York, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- New York, New York, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- New York, New York, USA
Niantic, Connecticut, USA - Istruzione
- Princeton University (BA|1944)
- Attività lavorative
- writer
editor
teacher
journalist - Relazioni
- Zinsser, Caroline (wife)
- Organizzazioni
- Yale University
The New School
Columbia University
Book-of-the-Month Club
New York Herald-Tribune
United States Army (WWII)
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Useful in that it helped to understand how these successful memoir writers went about their story, their struggles and insights.
Specifically about writing nonfiction (principles, techniques + tips for all sorts of non-fiction writing e.g. memoirs, business, sports, art...) . You'll learn:
• The principles and methods for writing well, including how to find your unique voice, simplify your writing, write coherently, choose the right words, use "good" English, start and end well, and polish your writing till it shines.
• How to apply the principles and methods above to all types of non-fiction writing, from sports to travel, memoirs and business writing.
• How to get started on your writing journey and hone your skills as a writer.
Book summary at: https://readingraphics.com/book-summary-on-writing-well-william-zinsser/… (altro)
• The principles and methods for writing well, including how to find your unique voice, simplify your writing, write coherently, choose the right words, use "good" English, start and end well, and polish your writing till it shines.
• How to apply the principles and methods above to all types of non-fiction writing, from sports to travel, memoirs and business writing.
• How to get started on your writing journey and hone your skills as a writer.
Book summary at: https://readingraphics.com/book-summary-on-writing-well-william-zinsser/… (altro)
Good overview of Great American Songbook composers mostly up through about 1980.
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- Popolarità
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- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 108
- ISBN
- 97
- Lingue
- 4
- Preferito da
- 8
The author includes a lot of real-life writing samples to illustrate his points. Some of these are great, and others are boring (even when Zinsser thinks they're great).
The book is a little long for my taste, but there's a lot of good advice here and I'll definitely return to it in the future.
Note: There are a few curse words.… (altro)