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On writing well:

 

On writing well:

By William Zinnser

Key points:

The most importance sentence in the article is the first sentence! William Zinnser

  • You have to personalize it! Create humanity in your writing!
  • Use Roget's Thesaurus to get the apt words!
  • Confidence, Enjoyment, Integrity and Intent are the values of the Writer!
  • Be an entertainer while you write! Have humor peek at the end like a snap!
  • If the process is sound ,the product will take care of itself
  • Do not worry about the tyranny of the final product; 
    • the first draft always sucks; you got to write ; re-write ; re-write; In fact the first draft should suck ; use the editing as a tool to refine you content;