(More) tips for writing well (from Austin Govella at Thinking and Making)

February 16, 2012 § 1 Comment

“As an editor, I’ve noticed several recurring bad habits you heathens would do well to disabuse yourselves of immediately.
Almost without exception, these bad habits instantiate themselves as a series of stock phrases and constructions that reflect a lack of focus, a lack of fully developed argument, or the kind of intellectual laziness that sets in as you slog through your first draft.
These things happen, That’s ok. Editing helps you save yourselves from these offenses before your thoughts hit the world and everyone knows your dirty secrets. but you can edit yourself, and you should. Use the followingchecklist as a guide to tightening up both your words as well as and what you mean…”  read more

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