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Pros
On writing well has great chapters on simplicity and clutter. The advice mirrors the exceptional clarity and fluency of the writer's own words. One suggestion is to take what you have written and reduce the length by half. This makes reading what a wr... Read More
Good writing is informational in an easy-to-understand manner. It is very pragmatic and concise. It's to the point, chock full of useful information.
Zinsser teaches you to write with; clarity, simplicity, brevity, and humanity. He writes to convey that simplicity is best and missing from most of today's writing.
Cons
On writing well preaches a lean, clipped writing style that essentially neuters any sense of lyricism or music in language. He appears to disregard any artistic forms of expression or calls to emotion. People not used to reading scholarly documents fi... Read More
The inner pages are yellow, the cover is not completely clean or in tact and even the size is smaller. This book's relation with writing is much like a movie's relation to its a narrative about a thing more than an instruction.
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Quality
On writing well has been praised for its sound advice its clarity and the warmth of its style
The material in this book is clear relevant easy to follow and invaluable to anyone who wants to gain confidence in writing skills
After several of these the enthusiasm is drained and all you want to do is toss the book aside
Something thats been stumping me was cleared up in a few paragraphs
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This a must read for sale marketing and copywriters
Shipping
The first one arrived with pages upside down and was returned for full refund
Packaging/appearance
It is packed tight with useful information to make your words more useful
It has the same cover as the full version but added the 34memoir section only in small fine print
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- This product had a total of 5,089 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 12 2024.
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You think youre an excellent writer but youve not read zinsser from cover to cover you are missing the opportunity to take your writing to its natural evolution
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On writing well is a classic tool to learn to be a better writer
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At first i was skeptical about a book on writing primarily because i expected it to be boring
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Zinsser writes to convey that simplicity is best and missing from most of today’s writing
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Authors should stand for their style but not lose their audience in their wordiness
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There’s nothing like this fundamental guide for aspiring writers
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White hung by his writing desk to remind him to do his best
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The book starts off wonderfullythen its like trudging up a muddy slope
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