On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
- ISBN-10
- 0062733036
- ISBN-13
- 9780062733030
- Series
- On Writing Well
- Category
- English language
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Author
- William Knowlton Zinsser
Description
Warns against common errors in structure, style, and diction, and explains the fundamentals of conducting interviews and writing travel, scientific, sports, critical, and humorous articles.
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