regnordman.com - On Writing Well. The classic guide to writing nonfiction. William Zinsser
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On day 1 of my first university English Class, I met a book called The Elements of Style, by Strunk and White. A slim volume, first published in 1917 it has prevented me from making many serious grammar and style errors. Zinsser first wrote his book in ´76, just after I stopped taking English classes. This is a book I wish I had met sooner. It is superb. He covers many different styles of non fiction including travel, memoirs, sport and family history. His major lessons for me was how to find your own voice and that the writing is for yourself, no other. Very freeing book.
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http://www.regnordman.com/2008/03/16/on-writing-well-the-classic-guide-to-writing-nonfiction-william-zinsser/
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