On Writing Well Audio Collection

De: William Zinsser

Narrado por: William Zinsser

Two must-have classics together in one volume, On Writing Well and How to Write a Memoir, from acclaimed writer, editor, and scholar William Zinsser

""On Writing Well is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose."" –New York Times

On Writing Well, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the warmth of its style. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts, or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you both fundamental principles as well as the insights of a distinguished practitioner. With over a million copies in print, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valued resource for writers and would-be writers.

Whether you're a professional writer or just want to write a personal or family reminisce, Zinsser explains, in warm anecdotal detail in How to Write a Memoir, how a memoir is different from an autobiography; what makes a good memoir and a bad memoir; how to decide what part of your life to write about, and how to be true to your own personality and voice. Throughout he cites examples from the work of successful memoir writers including Annie Dillard, Frank McCourt, and Eudora Welty, demonstrating how they solved problems of compression, focus, and tone, often overcoming early mistakes that took them in the wrong direction.

©1990, 1999, 2003 William Zinsser; (P)2003 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Tools for great writing

It really is everything about Writing Well!

A necessary item in every writer’s tool box. It is inspiring, enlightening & easy to apply to writing development plans. Loved it & will be referring to this book often.

Straight to the point

Would you consider the audio edition of On Writing Well Audio Collection to be better than the print version?

Narrative is direct to the point explaining the finer points in proper writing. A short listen easy to understand.

What did you like best about this story?

Direct and to the point.

Which scene was your favorite?

Writing your own memoir.

Listen to this then go get the book.

This is really an introduction to William Zinsser's work. He has a great reading voice. I recommend this for a way to decide if you want to read the books he's written.

An Essential!

I've read this book three times. It's a vital read for anyone looking to improve their writing skills. I will never forget the wisdom within these pages.

Excellent book with examples

I like listening this book. Author says a lot of things to write a book well. He performs many examples what to do and not to.

Great Advice

I found the advice given by Mr Zinsser could serve me well with my fiction writing as much as the nonfiction. He used his own advice when presenting this informative book with Clarity, Simplicity, Brevity and Humanity.

Referred by Amazon reviewers as a good book.

The beginning of this book is packed with resourceful information. In the meat of this book I got lost or distracted because this book was based on writing "Memoirs" rather than writing well. All in all, there is still wealth to gleam from this audiobook. If you like the beginning of "On How to Write Well" as much as I did, Strunk & Whites "Elements of Style" elaborates more on good writing styles. The Elements of Style is so informative I brought the hard copy for reference on amazon for about $4.

Not the same as the 30th anniversary edition

I’m confused why this doesn’t match the book.

Is this a lecture?

It doesn’t tell any of the stories from the kindle version I have.

With that said, it was a great introduction and has given me more motivation to write more and read the entire ebook 7th edition of On Writing Well (2006).

It is annoying and deceptive when books in audio format don’t match the current or latest version. This is the second time I felt duped, just like when I ended up buying two different audible versions of Tim Ferris’ 4 Hour Work Week.

Audible should make it more clear what edition these books are, and if there are newer versions.

this book is wondeful

I had a hardcopy of this book. When I read this book, I thought I wanted to heard this book. That's why I bought the audio version of this book. This book is great to learn how to write better. I strongly recommend you to buy this book. The guide is simple and easy but strong. One thing I don't like is that this audio version is abridged so this is not the whole book.

everyone should read this. multiple times

very useful and enjoyable to listen to. I highly recommend. I will be revisiting this regularly