Yesterday, I awoke to the sad news that William Zinsser, the writer, teacher, and author of "On Writing Well" and many other books about writing, had passed away.

I wrote about Zinsser in a blog post earlier this year, but in the past 24 hours, I’ve had time to reflect again on what I’ve learned from him.

I thought I’d share a few of these thoughts here as my brief tribute to the man who has had a profound impact on my writing.

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