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On Writing Well: Audio Collection
- Narrated by: William Zinsser
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
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This expanded audio collection presents William Zinsser's On Writing Well, the classic teaching book that has sold more than 1 million copies, together with a new 90-minute section that tells you how to write a memoir.
Based on a course that Zinsser taught at Yale, On Writing Well has long been praised by writers, teachers, and students for its sound advice, its clarity, and the warmth of its style. It's for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day. Whether you want to write about people and places, science and technology, business, sports, or the arts, this is the definitive guide to the craft of nonfiction.
Part II of this collection, on memoir, personal history, and family history, tells you in helpful detail how to write the story of your life: who you are, who you once were, and what heritage you come from. Throughout, Zinsser refers to the work of many successful memoir writers, including Frank McCourt, Annie Dillard, Russell Baker, and Eudora Welty, to demonstrate how they solved the problems of selection, compression, focus, and tone that every memoir writer struggles with.
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- Sabina
- 02-05-16
Really good!!
A great book full of advice and suggestions of other good writers and books. I really enjoyed it!!
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- Mandylaing-71
- 10-12-22
Loved it !
This is an extremely helpful and informative book.
It was great to hear William’s authentic approach.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-05-21
A great reminder on writing well
I was so impressed by this book and the way William articulated his ideas and tips for writing well. I thoroughly recommend this book and believe that any writer will become better just by listening to it.
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- S. J. Yates
- 26-06-20
Some great things to consider for your writing
I enjoyed the no nonsense approach taken in this book - clear and simple messages to take away and start implementing in with your writing straight away. A quick book to listen to and would recommend for any unpublished or near to be published author during your self editing phase.
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- mabvuto zulu
- 17-05-18
One of the best books on writing
As the title goes, this is a well written book. It's simple, clear, brief and humane. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their craft of writing.
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- Gee Cassels
- 21-06-12
Disappointed
Not much for your money with this title and no clear indication that it doesn't benefit fiction writers. Although pleasant enough to listen to, its messages are just common sense.
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