On Writing Well By William Zinsser Summary

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“Fighting clutter is like fighting weeds”.
In the beginning third-half of “On Writing Well” William Zinsser, the author, stated, “Fight clutter is like fighting weeds, the writer is always slightly behind”. I found Zinsser’s quotation to be very significant. What William Zinsser means by this quotation is that you don’t notice the clutter in your writing until you have actually written it. Revision will help to pull those weeds out and make your garden clean again, but when the next day comes around there will be new weeds to pull. You will be and should be constantly working and improving your writing.

“Surprisingly often a difficult problem in a sentence can be solved by simply getting rid of it.”
In chapter fourteen, William Zinsser stated, “Surprisingly often a difficult problem in a sentence can be solved by simply getting rid of it”. The significance of this quotation is its sound advice. Instead of trying to work with a sentence that doesn’t flow, remove it. Move on and create another sentence that will make your writing match and clear. Once you are finished with your writing you will be able to go back and revise your writing, and by that time you may have that perfect sentence you were looking for. …show more content…

This quotation gives you the insights of what it takes to be a great writer. If you do not put effort into your writing, then your writing will not turn out to be that great. Zinsser is not saying you should force yourself to write, but he is saying that when you find something significant, you should write it down, and most importantly write with

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