Eloquence invites us to bring some part of ourselves to the transaction. William Zinsser More Quotes by William Zinsser More Quotes From William Zinsser Every time you look at a blank piece of paper, you're doing something new. You have to step onto that blank territory and remind yourself the sky didn't fall in the last time you wrote. Writing is a question of overcoming your fears-and everybody has them. William Zinsser sky writing fall No one has something original or important to say will willing we run the risk of being misunderstood; people who write obscurely are either unskilled in writing or up to mischief William Zinsser writing running people Writing is no respecter of blueprints. William Zinsser blueprints writing Motivation clears the head faster than a nasal spray. William Zinsser spray faster motivation There's no sentence that's too short in the eyes of God. William Zinsser too-short eye inspirational The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. William Zinsser sentences secret writing Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill rode to glory on the back of the strong declarative sentence. William Zinsser abraham glory strong A writer is obviously at his most natural and relaxed when he writes in the first person. Writing is a personal transaction between two people, conducted on paper, and the transaction will go well to the extent that it retains its humanity. William Zinsser writing two people Writers must constantly ask: what I am trying to say? Surprisingly often, they don't know. William Zinsser asks knows trying Writing is hard work. William Zinsser hard hard-work writing Fighting clutter is like fighting weeds-the writer is always slightly behind. William Zinsser clutter weed fighting Be yourself and your readers will follow you anywhere. Try to commit an act of writing and they will jump overboard to get away. William Zinsser being-yourself writing trying Clutter is the official language used by corporations to hide their mistakes. William Zinsser corporations language mistake Write about small, self-contained incidents that are still vivid in your memory. If you remember them, it's because they contain a larger truth that your readers will recognize in their own lives. Think small and you'll wind up finding the big themes in your family saga. William Zinsser writing memories thinking Dare to tell the smallest of stories if you want to generate large emotions. William Zinsser emotion stories want I have no interest in teaching writers how to sell. I want to teach them how to write. If the process is sound, the product will take care of itself, and sales are likely to follow. William Zinsser teaching sound writing Good writing is lean and confident. William Zinsser good-writing writing Be grateful for every word you can cut. William Zinsser grateful cutting writing Writing and learning and thinking are the same process. William Zinsser learning writing thinking Decide what you want to do. Then decide to do it. Then do it. William Zinsser miscellaneous what-you-want want
