![]() ![]() I said that writing is a craft, not an art, and that the man who runs away from his craft because he lacks inspiration is fooling himself. “I then said that the professional writer must establish a daily schedule and stick to it. I pointed out that professional writers rewrite their sentences over and over and then rewrite what they have rewritten.” I then said that rewriting is the essence of writing. “Let it all hang out,” he told us, and whatever form the sentences take will reflect the writer at his most natural. It was hard and lonely, and the words seldom just flowed.” I then said that writing wasn’t easy and wasn’t fun. “The word processor made good writers better and bad writers worse.” “Writing is talking to someone else on paper.” Most Important Keywords, Sentences, Quotes: Attitudes. The last part of the book explains how to craft your voice, how to craft the perfect piece, and how to write as well as you can.Also in forms, Zinsser tells us about business writing, sports, and humor. Forms. Forms deals with writing people, places, and yourself. ![]() Methods. Methods is about unity (unity of tenses and pronouns), composing a great lead and realizing when you need to end the piece.Here, Zinsser talks about simplicity, style, removing clutter, target audience, and the usage of words (short, concise, clear, and humane) On Writing Well is divided into four major parts: ![]()
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