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Book Reviews of On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
On Writing Well The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Author: William Knowlton Zinsser
ISBN-13: 9780062735232
ISBN-10: 0062735233
Publication Date: 4/1998
Pages: 308
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: HarperResource
Book Type: Paperback
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This book is essential for the working journalist who is interested in entering the narrative nonfiction style of writing. It has helped me tremendously with my writing. I also suggest Writing for Story by Jon Franklin.
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The authoritative guide.
reviewed On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction on
I actually have two copies of this now; a very concise and clear guide for any kind of nonfiction, including research papers, news articles, web articles, etc. This book has good basic rules that can apply to almost anything; your wrting will improve over all.