Book · recommended on 1 episode
On Writing Well
William Zinsser ISBN 9780809592227
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William Zinsser ISBN 9780809592227
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This book by William Zinsser came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Tim Ferriss. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
In addition to exploring the techniques of nonfiction writing, Zinsser discusses sexism in writing, jargon, and psychological writing blocks.
“there's a great book called on writing well by william zinser it's a classic it's a bit longer 300 and some odd pages”— Tim Ferriss
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