Author William Zinsser (pictured, via) has died. He was 92 years old.
Throughout his career, Zinsser served as an educator and wrote 19 books. He was best-known for the bestselling nonfiction book, On Writing Well.
Here’s more from The New York Times: “On Writing Well, first published by Harper & Row in 1976, has gone through repeated editions, at least four of which were substantially revised to include subjects like new technologies (the word processor) and new demographic trends (more writers from other cultural traditions)…His advice was straightforward: Write clearly. Guard the message with your life. Avoid jargon and big words. Use active verbs. Make the reader think you enjoyed writing the piece.” (via NPR.org)