Introduction

PART I Principles:

1. The transaction ; 2. Simplicity ; 3. Clutter ; 4. Style ; 5. The Audience ; 6. Words ; 7. Usage

PART II Methods:

8. Unity ; 9. The Lead and the Ending ; 10. Bits & Pieces

PART III Forms:

11. Nonfiction as Literature ; 12. Writing About People: The Interview ; 13. Writing About Places: The Travel Article ; 14. Writing About Yourself: The Memoir ; 15. Science and Technology; 16. Business Writing: Writing in Your Job ; 17. Sports ; 18. Writing About the Arts: Critics and Columnists ; 19. Humour

PART IV Attitudes: 20. The Sound of Your Voice ; 21. Enjoyment, Fear and Confidence ; 22. The Tyranny of the Final Product ; 23. A Writer's Decisions ; 24. Writing Family History and Memoir ; 25. Write as Well as You Can

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Index