On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing NonfictionA beloved classic, this definitive volume on the art of nonfiction writing celebrates its thirtieth anniversary Originating from a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, clarity, and warmth of style. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write, whether about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts, or themselvesespecially in our blog influenced age.