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The only way to learn to write is to force yourself to produce a certain number of words on a regular basis.
William Zinsser
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William Zinsser
Age: 92 †
Born: 1922
Born: October 7
Died: 2015
Died: May 12
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New York City
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William Knowlton Zinsser
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