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Good writers of prose must be part poet, always listening to what they write. E. B. White is one of my favorite stylists because I’m conscious of being with a man who cares about the cadences and sonorities of the language. I relish (in my ear) the pattern his words make as they fall into a sentence. I try to surmise how in rewriting the sentence
... See moreWilliam Zinsser • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
It usually follows an independent clause and should not separate a verb from its complement or a preposition from its object.
William Strunk JR. and E.B. White • The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
The Elements of Style: Classic Edition (2018): With Editor's Notes, New Chapters & Study Guide
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I finally had to stop reading his book. I can’t handle an A-plus mind expressing itself in C-minus sentences. I believe too strongly that mind and language are inseparable. If we violate our language we violate ourselves.
William Zinsser • Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All
- You are free to write the worst junk in America.
Natalie Goldberg • Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life
Most first drafts can be cut by 50 percent without losing any information or losing the author’s voice.
William Zinsser • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
But the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components.
William Zinsser • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
