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William Zinsser

Born

in The United States

October 07, 1922

Died

May 12, 2015

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William Knowlton Zinsser is an American writer, editor, literary critic, and teacher. He began his career as a journalist for the New York Herald Tribune, where he worked as a feature writer, drama editor, film critic, and editorial writer. He has been a longtime contributor to leading magazines.

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	On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction 4.24 avg rating — 29,288 ratings — published 1976 — 114 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing to Learn: How to Write--And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All 3.85 avg rating — 1,676 ratings — published 1988 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir by William Zinsser (editor), Russell Baker (Contributor), Jill Ker Conway (Contributor) 3.93 avg rating — 766 ratings — published 1987 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing About Your Life: A Journey into the Past 4.10 avg rating — 638 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Extraordinary Lives: The Art and Craft of American Biography 3.94 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 1986 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing Places: The Life Journey of a Writer and Teacher 4.12 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 2009 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Writer Who Stayed 4.14 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Worlds Of Childhood: The Art and Craft of Writing for Children 3.94 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1990 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Places: A Writer's Pilgrimage to 16 of This Country's Most Visited and Cherished Sites 3.87 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1992 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Write a Memoir 4.04 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Write about small, self-contained incidents that are still vivid in your memory. If you remember them, it's because they contain a larger truth that your readers will recognize in their own lives. Think small and you'll wind up finding the big themes in your family saga. ”
― William Zinsser

tags: memoir, writing

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“Decide what you want to do. Then decide to do it. Then do it.”
― William Knowlton Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

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“Don’t try to visualize the great mass audience. There is no such audience—every reader is a different person.”
― William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide To Writing Nonfiction

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