Title:
On writing well : the classic guide to writing nonfiction
Edition:
30th anniversary ed., 7th ed., rev. and updated.
Publication Date:
2006
Publication Information:
New York : HarperCollins, ©2006.
Physical Description:
xiii, 321 pages : facsimile ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9780060891541
9781417750573
9780061999901
Abstract:
This guide warns against common errors in structure, style, and diction. The book also explains the fundamentals of conducting interviews and writing travel, scientific, sports, critical, and humorous articles.
Contents:
The transaction -- Simplicity -- Clutter -- Style -- The audience -- Words -- Usage -- Unity -- The lead and the ending -- Bits & pieces -- 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 -- 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.
Language:
English
