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William Zinsser's classic guide to writing nonfiction, grown from a course he taught at Yale and in print for decades with over a million copies sold. It covers the fundamentals: stripping sentences to their cleanest parts, fighting clutter, and treating rewriting as the heart of the craft. Later chapters address writing about people, places, science, business, sports, the arts and memoir. It suits anyone who writes to get through the day, from students to professionals, and it remains a benchmark that newer writing guides are measured against.
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Readers rate it highly and treat it as a foundational text on clear nonfiction. They praise Zinsser's plain, encouraging style and his focus on simplicity and rewriting. Some find the examples dated and the later genre chapters uneven.
On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition is a guide to writing nonfiction by William Zinsser. It grew out of a course he taught at Yale. The book is written for anyone who wants to learn to write or who has to write to get through the day.
It covers writing about people, places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts, and yourself, including memoir. It offers fundamental principles along with the insights of an experienced writer. Over a million copies are in print.
Topics include simplicity and clarity, and why clear thinking is the basis for clear writing. It explains rewriting as the essence of the craft, including cutting a first draft by as much as 50 percent. It also covers finding a voice of your own and how to interview people and evoke a place with memorable details.
