On writing well : the classic guide to writing nonfiction

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781417750573 (Turtleback)
ISBN: 9780060891541
ISBN: 0060891548
Physical Description: xiii, 321 p. : facsim. ; 21 cm
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Edition: 30th anniversary ed., 7th ed., rev. and updated.
Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, c2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-309) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.