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in writing
How the Sounds of a Calculator Ended Up on Sublime's Website
Alex Dobrenko`sublimeinternet.substack.com
You should write because when you know that you’re going to write, it changes the way you live. I’m thinking about a book I read called Field Notes on Science & Nature , a collection of essays by scientists about their notes. It’s hard to imagine a more tedious concept — a book of essays about notes ? — but in execution it was wonderful. What it... See more
James Somers • More People Should Write
Can’t ever get this image out of my head…
Great writers write musically. https://t.co/J8wDku8r62
this description feels so crisp and everything within the parentheses makes the whole thing shine.
A publication isn't content. A publication is the exploration
of an idea.
of an idea.
Practical things you can do to make your text clearer.
Open two copies of the same document and put them side-by-side. Edit in one, while referring to the other.
Rewrite your first draft using this rule: no significant words from the first draft are allowed in the second draft.
If your sentence has more than two commas in it, it’s probably too long.
I... See more
Open two copies of the same document and put them side-by-side. Edit in one, while referring to the other.
Rewrite your first draft using this rule: no significant words from the first draft are allowed in the second draft.
If your sentence has more than two commas in it, it’s probably too long.
I... See more
gilest.org: Clarity hacks
Kevin Kelly has published 14 books and is one of the most influential tech writers of the past 50 years.
And yet, here's what he told me:
1) "I don't like writing."
2) "I'm a reluctant writer."
3) "That first draft is just a killer for me."... See more
David Perellx.comKK on writing
1) "I don't like writing."
2) "I'm a reluctant writer."
3) "That first draft is just a killer for me."