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He now teaches at the new school and at the columbia graduate school of journalism. In this chapter the author talks about the importants of the beginning and ending of your writing. He began his career on the new york herald tribune and has since written regularly for leading magazines. Whether you write emails or opeds, family histories or scientific papers, reading and integrating zinssers classic. The classic guide to writing nonfiction, seventh edition, by william zinsser.
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