I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing …

William Zinsser
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I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it.
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Examine every word you put on paper. You'll find a surprising number that don't serve any purpose. ✨ William Zinsser (2012). On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing No … ▶
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You can solve most of your writing problems if you stop after every sentence and ask: what does the reader need to know next?
Writing improves in direct ratio to the things we can keep out of it that shouldn't be there. ✨ William Zinsser (2012). On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfict … ▶
Writers who think THEY are being criticized when only that writing is being criticized are beyond a teacher's reach. Writing can only be learned when a writer coldly separates himself from what he ha … ▶

I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it.

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