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August 1, 2019 03:37 pm GMT

Some of my writing principles

  • The first sentence, first paragraph are the most important. Don't bury the lede!
  • The next most important thing is the last paragraph, last sentence.
  • Keep middle points well defined, ideally with descriptive headers.
  • Don't try to broaden so it's relevant for "everyone". Writing for one person is the best.
  • 85% perfect is way better than 100% perfect. You'll get diminishing returns.
  • Re-read and remove unnecessary words/sentences, especially superfluous words like "very".
  • Expect people to skim. Think about the "shape", e.g. squint test.
  • Fleshing out a sloppy draft at night and then refining in the morning is a great pattern for me.
  • Don't use a clever/cryptic title. Be descriptive!

Some of this stuff is probably inline with how they teach essay writing, but I can't remember any of those lessons from school.

This post took about 60 seconds to jot down and 60 seconds to review. I think it will be useful to a lot of folks. It's probably not perfect, but you don't need to spend hours to create useful work.

Happy writing!


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