One point that I found interesting in Chapter 8 is the questions Zinseer wants us to ask ourselves before we begin writing like "What attitude am I going to take toward the material?" (Involved? Detached? Judgmental? Ironic? Amused?) Also in Chapter 10, Zinseer mentions that some writers like long latin words over short Anglo-Saxon words. I believe I found someone who has both these qualities in his writing and I find it very entertaining to read whatever comes out of his head. Some examples...
In the average day most of us brave a tempest of platitudes, advice, criticism, plans, and good, old-fashioned common sense. You have to budget money, pay your bills, respond to emails, and tolerate the tiresome discourse of the well intentioned and responsible.
On the other hand, maybe right after failing an exam in your second year of med school, you find yourself extremely distressed, so you call me to have a drink. As you get out of your car in Reservoir Hill, a roving band of feral cats overpowers you and you never make it to the front door. When I leave to go to the ballroom in the morning (let’s be honest, in the afternoon), I find a pile of bones and tendons, licked clean by the raspy tongues of countless man-eating felines.
Humor is the main staple in the blog posts that Michael writes on a somewhat regular basis. He always has a point to make and always gets to his point, but its usually through humor. I love to read his posts and I know everyone else does too.
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