How long does it take to read On Writing Well?
An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
On Writing Well by William Zinsser takes about 5 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1976. 288 pages, about 79,200 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 33 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In addition to exploring the techniques of nonfiction writing, Zinsser discusses sexism in writing, jargon, and psychological writing blocks.
Subjects: Exposition (Rhetoric), Report writing, Rhetoric, Technique, Anglais (Langue), Rhétorique
