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About William Zinsser
William Knowlton Zinsser (born October 7, 1922 – May 12, 2015 ) was 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, and has been a longtime contributor to leading magazines.
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Additional quotes by William Zinsser
Examine every word you put on paper. You'll find a surprising number that don't serve any purpose.
This fixation on the finished article causes writers a lot of trouble, deflecting them from all the earlier decisions that have to be made to determine its shate and voice and content.
But narrative is the oldest and most compelling method of holding someone’s attention; everybody wants to be told a story.