On writing well

I think that On Writing Well is a good novel that tends to be a tad preachy at times. The author does have some good points. He manages to convince the reader that writing is a process, and is a process moreover that takes time and contains many different elements. The only word of caution that I can offer is that the idea of writing voice and such elements as using contractions should be done only when it is appropriate, compared to what Zinsser says. Also, some of these elements and chapters are not always appropriate and useful, depending what you actually want to write, but one can always skip them if they wish. Still, this is a good book that one can learn a lot from if they choose to. I give it a four out of five.