Title: Perfect!
Product review: When my mother bought me this book, I was 17 and too busy with being 17 to bother to read it. But I pulled it out the summer before starting journalism school and laughed the whole way through. Zinsser knows exactly how writers look when they write -- he knows the glassy-eyed expression of writer's block, the sudden sensation of thirst that seems to hit every few minutes, "forcing" the writer once again away from the typewriter to the watercooler. He knows we procrastinate, because he knows we suffer. His book is like a forgiving uncle guiding us back to the keyboard and coaxing us to try again.That first worn and rough-edged copy of Zinsser's book is now on my desk at work. When I'm stuck or I've been heading to the watercooler too often, it's there. I don't have to look up certain sections, such as "Usage" or "Style." I just open it to any page and start reading. That's how clearly Zinsser's lessons come through. Anyone serious about ! writing must read this book. Skip the rest.
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