Kojo

In other words, the hard part isn’t writing, or coding, or speaking.

It’s determining what to write, what to code, and what to say.

One of the shifts in understanding I seek for students is for them to realize that bad sentences are not (primarily) a writing skill issue, but rather a sign of not yet realized thinking. The language follows the thought and if we’re having a hard time getting something on the page, it’s usually because there is not sufficient fodder for that... See more

“Writing is often the process by which you realize you do not understand what you are talking about.”

I give this book to everyone. Tufte works through hundreds of syntax patterns and their effects on the reader, using real examples drawn from every type of writing imaginable. This book is a fucking joy. https://t.co/3t797GQsYw