William Zinsser And Dianela Werner's The Transaction: Two Writing Style

Ever since I was child, writing has never been my strongest suit. Fortunately, this quarter I was able to pick up a few writing techniques while reading William Zinsser 's “The Transaction: Two Writing Processes" and Dianela Werner 's “Almost Time to Write, Almost Time…,” two essays which were about what methods of writing that worked for them. Both Zinsser and Werner’s essays about their writing methods enlightened myself on ways to improve my own. My writing mistakes has made me become a better writer as well. Two ways for writers to create effective essays is to manage their time efficiently and to revise their work. Although Werner is a senior majoring with a concentration in print journalism and the managing editor of a university’s student newspaper, she too falls victim to procrastination when writing an essay. When Werner knew she had something important to do, she would …show more content…
In my first essay about the lessons I learned from experience, I wrote, “Rumors and lies didn’t phase me in the beginning until they directly talked to me.” The word “they” was confusing because it referred to “rumors and lies” when it’s suppose to refer to the bullies I faced. I would fix this sentence by writing, “Rumors and lies didn’t phase me in the beginning until my bullies talked directly to me.” Another sentence that should’ve been revised was from my essay about the legalization of gay marriage. I wrote, “Before she moved to the Bay Area, she lived in Southern California. Here is where she faced more of her bullying.” The word “here” may have been confusing as well because it doesn’t specifically say what I’m referring to. I would revise these sentences by writing, “Before she moved to the Bay Area, she lived in Southern California. In Southern California is where she faced more of her bullying.” With these clarifications, it would’ve made my essay more