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It’s always intimidating setting out to write a review of a book on writing. One feels naked, exposed—now you have to prove that you’ve learned something. Lucky for me, I am a creature with little shame, so I’ll let my prose all hang out. After reading Pragmatism by the American philosopher William Leggi tutto

Zinsser's first few chapters talk solely about eliminating clutter and simplifying your work... yet his book is more than 300 pages of repetitive, hypocritical and lengthy sentences. This book could have been easily shortened to 50-100 pages. I was not a fan of his many examples (quite frankly, I sk Leggi tutto

How do you learn to write, really, other than by writing. But now and then, it's good to pause and think about the art of good writing, the craft. This famous little book can be the reflective pause that will help you be care-full, love-full, with your work. The book is not just more of the same old Leggi tutto

O lucrare excelentă, un „clasic” al literaturii americane. Cîteva recenzii au luat forma unui rețetar (ceea ce se numește în engleză „listicle”) și ne anunță: „Cele 10 reguli pentru a scrie non-ficțiune în formularea lui Zinsser”. Sau : „10 sfaturi pentru a scrie bine de la renumitul Profesor William Leggi tutto

I always thought of the ability to write well as a gift more than a skill--kind of like hand-eye coordination, or rhythm. You either have it or you don't. It's not until I began working in the editorial world that I realized the writing which seems effortless is that which requires the most effort.

A straightforward guide to writing solid nonfiction. William Zinsser offers sound advice, including how to eliminate clutter and ways to target your audience. He spans several genres within nonfiction, ranging from sports writing to travel articles to memoir. He incorporates several example passages Leggi tutto

A good book on writing non-fiction.