On Writing
Philosophy of writing, writing skills, etc
On Writing
Writing and thinking and learning were the same process.
William Zinsser • Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All
writing is a form of thinking, whatever the subject.
William Zinsser • Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
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“Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all sentences short or avoid all detail and treat subjects only in outline, but that every
... See morethe essence of writing is rewriting. Very few writers say on their first try exactly what they want to say.
William Zinsser • Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All
Concrete writing style - write about things, not ideas
Romance is not actually about two people falling in love. It is about two people who are broken, who find in each other the exact thing that challenges their coping mechanisms most directly