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Sönke Ahrens • How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking
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I like to write sentences that a thirteen-year-old could follow.
If they can understand, so can everyone else—including anyone who's skimming.
If they can understand, so can everyone else—including anyone who's skimming.
Julian Shapiro • Writing Well - Part 3 - Rewriting and Editing
With each rewrite I try to make what I have written tighter, stronger and more precise, eliminating every element that’s not doing useful work.
William Zinsser • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
I edit in three passes:1. The Scanner. A quick read to note overall structure. 2. The Surgeon. Line-by-line dissection to be more clear, brief, and articulate.3. The Speaker. Read it out loud until it flows conversationally.
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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.
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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