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diff --git a/jones-la/zinsser-annotate.tex b/jones-la/zinsser-annotation.tex index 9681962..b17df24 100644 --- a/jones-la/zinsser-annotate.tex +++ b/jones-la/zinsser-annotation.tex @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \quote{I was asked if I would come and talk about writing as a vocation $\ldots$ He was going to talk about writing as an avocation}{3}. \quote{Writing is a craft, not an art}{4}. \quote{There isn't any `right' way to do such personal work}{5}. -\reflection{This chapter is an explanation of why teaching good writing is difficult. The first concern is easily summed up: writing styles differ significantly from person to person, as told through the story of Dr.~Brock, the avocational writer and the author's panel. Zinsser boils it down to a few relevant essentials in the end: writing is a vulnerable and thus tense act (explain), writers have to compel the reader to continue reading exclusively with good writing, and good nonfiction writing consists of a writer showing their own humanity, warmth, and enthusiasm with clear and strong prose.} +\reflection{This chapter is an explanation of why teaching good writing is difficult. The first concern is easily summed up: writing styles differ significantly from person to person, as told through the story of Dr.~Brock, the avocational writer, and the authors' panel. Zinsser boils it down to a few relevant essentials in the end: writing is a vulnerable and thus tense act (explain), writers have to compel the reader to continue reading exclusively with good writing, and good nonfiction writing consists of a writer showing their own humanity, warmth, and enthusiasm with clear and strong prose.} \chapter{Simplicity} |