William Zinsser의 직업으로서 글을 쓰는 경우 (writing as a vocation)
It was hard and lonely, and the words seldom just flowed.
Rewriting is the essence of the writing.
Professional writers rewrite their sentences over and over and then rewrite what they have rewritten.
Writing is a craft not an art. The man who runs away from his craft because he lacks inspiration is fooling himself. He is also going broke.
Ultimately the product that any writer has to sell is not the subject being written about, but who he or she is. I often find myself reading with interest about a topic I never thought would interest me. What holds me is the enthusiasm of the writer for his field.
How was he drawn into it? What emotional baggage did he bring along? How did it change his life? It's not necessary to want to spend a year alone at Walden Pond to become involved with a writer who did.
This is the personal transaction that's at the heart of good non-fiction writing. Out of it come two of the most important qualities that this book will go in search of: humanity and warmth.
취미로 글을 쓰는 경우 (writing as an avocation)
The words just flowed. It was easy. Not important to rewrite.
결국 직업으로 글을 쓰는 건 힘든 일이다. 글쓰기는 예술이 아니라 기술이다. 퇴고가 생명이다.
윌리엄 진서(1922-2015)
1946년 뉴욕 헤럴드 트리뷴에서 기자 생활을 시작했다.
라이프, 뉴욕타임스 등에 기고하며 저널리스트, 논픽션 작가로 활동했다. 뉴욕 뉴스쿨대학교와 컬럼비아 대학 언론대학원에서 강의했다.
