George Gopen hails from the same school of writing as Joseph Williams[1] and Larry McInerny[2]. He has also written a book that dives deeper into things[3].
Unfortunately, [3] is a bit tedious, IMO, go for [1], which is the best book about writing, bar none.
Second best in principle is Thomas' & Turner's "Clear and simple as the truth", but it is hardly applicable to scientific (or technical) writing. If you're thinking about writing essays, get T&T.
An additional resource I would add to it is Steven Pinker's "Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century"[0].
Pinker's book advocates for the same classical style as Williams and Thomas & Turner. But Pinker also offers a deep dive into grammar, linguistics, and word choice (Pinker is a member of the American Heritage Dictionary's Usage Panel[1])
One other note: Joseph Williams's "Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace" is available in roughly infinite editions under similar titles. PDFs of some of those titles are available for free online.
Just wanted to add another vote for "Sense of Style." In addition to exploring the subject matter in the posted article in more detail, it also exposed me to the concept of the "curse of knowledge" which has been instrumental in helping my approach toward communication.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style:_Lessons_in_Clarity_and_...
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtIzMaLkCaM
[3] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3393233-the-sense-of-str...
Unfortunately, [3] is a bit tedious, IMO, go for [1], which is the best book about writing, bar none.
Second best in principle is Thomas' & Turner's "Clear and simple as the truth", but it is hardly applicable to scientific (or technical) writing. If you're thinking about writing essays, get T&T.