On writing well : the classic guide to writing nonfiction /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zinsser, William, 1922-2015 (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperCollins, [2006]
Edition:	30th anniversary ed.
Subjects:	English language > Rhetoric. Exposition (Rhetoric) Report writing. Kreatives Schreiben. Sachtext. Literaturproduktion. Englisch. Textproduktion. Ratgeber.

Table of Contents:

Principles: The transaction
Simplicity
Clutter
Style
The audience
Words
Usage
Methods: Unity
The lead and the ending
Bits & pieces
Forms: Nonfiction as literature
Writing about people: the interview
Writing about places: the travel article
Writing about yourself: the memoir
Science and technology
Business writing: Writing in your job
Sports
Writing about the arts: Critics and columnists
Humor
Attitudes: The sound of your voice
Enjoyment, fear and confidence
The tyranny of the final product
A writer's decisions
Writing family history and memoir
Write as well as you can.