If you’ve ever wanted your writing to stop sounding like a conference call transcript and start sounding like a real human with a brain and a pulse, William Zinsser is your guy. His book, On Writing Well, was published in 1976 and is still passed around by teachers, editors, and exasperated coworkers decades later. It makes a case for clarity and simplicity without sounding like a lecture.Zinsser’s objective is to sound like a human and be understood. His writing advice, in a nutshell, is to see the clutter, the jargon, the bloated nonsense, and grab your editorial machete.Zinsser’s rules are sharp, actionable, and timeless, and they’ll change the way you think, not just the way you write.Who Was William Zinsser?William Zinsser was a journalist, editor, teacher, and one of the most influential writing coaches of the 20th century. Born in New York City in 1922, he began his career at the New York Herald Tribune before transitioning into magazine writing, book publishing, and ultimately academia. His most enduring contribution came in 1976 with the publication of On Writing Well. Beyond his best-known work, Zinsser authored more than a dozen books, including Writing to Learn and Writing About Your Life, extending his practical advice to students, professionals, and memoirists. He taught writing at Yale and the New School, mentored hundreds of aspiring writers, and delivered lectures well into his 80s. Although he passed away in 2015, his ideas remain relevant in a world still saturated with overly complicated prose and underdeveloped...
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