Use simple, everyday words. If a reader has to work too hard to understand your point, they’ll stop reading.
Writing "to be read" means prioritizing the reader’s experience over your own ego. Write To Be Read: Reading, Reflection and Writing
Imagine a specific person reading your work. Are you helping them, entertaining them, or challenging them? Writing is an act of service. Use simple, everyday words
How does this new information fit with what I already know? Do I agree or disagree? Why? Write To Be Read: Reading, Reflection and Writing
Before you can write well, you have to read widely. This isn’t just about consuming information; it’s about studying the "architecture" of other people's thoughts.
Every paragraph should answer why the reader should care. If it doesn't serve the reader, cut it.
Use simple, everyday words. If a reader has to work too hard to understand your point, they’ll stop reading.
Writing "to be read" means prioritizing the reader’s experience over your own ego.
Imagine a specific person reading your work. Are you helping them, entertaining them, or challenging them? Writing is an act of service.
How does this new information fit with what I already know? Do I agree or disagree? Why?
Before you can write well, you have to read widely. This isn’t just about consuming information; it’s about studying the "architecture" of other people's thoughts.
Every paragraph should answer why the reader should care. If it doesn't serve the reader, cut it.