on writing well
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On Writing Well
William Zinsser
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The shed in Niantic, Connecticut, where William Zinsser wrote“On Writing Well” in the summer of 1974.
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Clutter
“Fighting clutter is like fighting weeds –the writer is always
slightly behind.”
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What do you think clutter means in the text?
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Clutter
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Some examples of clutter
Rewrite this passage to avoid the use of he and himself.
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Exchange your writing with a classmate and “prune it ruthlessly” circling in pencil the
words you think clutter their work.
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Brainstorm ideas to answer this question.
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Finish the second sentence by writing an over simple one and exchange it with your classmates for them to make it a little more sophisticated.
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Source: On Writing Well, An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction, by William ZinsserAvailable at Mediateca CIC