Good advice on writing
Subtitle: writers past and present on how to write well
By: compiled and edited by William Safire and Leonard Safir.
Contributors: Safire, William, 1929-; Safir, Leonard.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Authorship -- Quotations, maxims, etc; Authors -- Quotations
Description: This volume contains a collection of wise and witty words from famous authors from Aristotle to Zinsser, who comment succinctly and cogently on elements of writing -- from "Accuracy" ("One should always aim at being interesting rather than exact"--Voltaire) to "Writer's Block" (see "Doggedness"). The reader/writer can find solid advice (not surprisingly often contradictory), humor, and inspiration on each page. Now, what to write? Look under "Subject" and find E.B. White's recommendation: "A writer should concern himself with whatever absorbs his fancy, stirs his heart, and unlimbers his typewriter."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-275) and index.