Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

one of my favorite books on writing

22 Mar 2023 · 0 min

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In this brief YouTube clip, the speaker enthusiastically recommends William Zinsser’s classic guide On Writing Well. She explains that she has reread the book about seven times and has many bookmarked pages, indicating its lasting impact on her. She highlights a few of Zinsser’s key ideas that resonated with her: writing about people, writing about places, and treating nonfiction as literature. The overall tone is one of personal devotion and admiration for the book’s practical wisdom.

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