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Professional writers rewrite their sentences over and over and then rewrite what they have rewritten.
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"But the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components.ā
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Writers must constantly ask: "What am I trying to say?" Most of the time, they donāt know. Then they must look at what they have written and ask: "Have I said it?"
If something isnāt important enough for your writing, then remove it. In fact, most first drafts can be cut in half and still get the point across without losing anything important.
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Writing improves in direct ratio to the number of things we can keep out of it that shouldnāt be there.
Consider all the prepositions that are draped onto verbs that donāt need any help. Examine every word you put on paper. Youāll find a surprising number that doesnāt serve any purpose.
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āWriting is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, itās because it is hard.ā
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There are many methods for writing nonfiction, but the most effective method is to find what works for you. Whatever helps you is the ārightā way.
However, there are key principles to good writing, and one of them is simplicity. Writers often use complicated or additional words to sound impressive, but good writing should be simple with clean language.
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Clutter doesnāt make your writing stylish; in fact, trying too hard makes your writing seem fake.
Just write naturally and clearly; donāt try too hard with fancy words or complicated sentences that are just confusing.
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āYou learn to write by writing. Itās a truism, but what makes it a truism is that itās true. The only way to learn to write is to force yourself to produce a certain number of words on a regular basis.ā
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You canāt predict what people will want to read. So don't worry about pleasing others.
Donāt try to visualize your audience; every reader is a different person. Donāt try to guess what sort of thing editors want to publish or what you think the country is in a mood to read. Editors and readers donāt know what they want to read until they read it. Besides, theyāre always looking for something new.
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"The race in writing is not to the swift but to the original."
Make a habit of reading what is being written today and what was written by earlier masters.
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