On writing well : the classic guide to writing nonfiction
Record details
- ISBN: 9781417750573 (Turtleback)
- ISBN: 9780060891541
- ISBN: 0060891548
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Physical Description:
xiii, 321 p. : facsim. ; 21 cm
print - 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. |
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Homer Public Library | 808.042 ZIN (Text) | 000120971 | Nonfiction | Available | - |