Making them up as I go (2)

1. Tell the truth.
2. Entice, or fail.
3. To emphasize, summarize.
4. If it ain't short, it don't work.
5. Be clear.


And so I don't forget:
Don't explain. Just tell a story.
Don't argue. Just say things that make sense.
Expect people to be bored by the writing, and shorten it.
Make the wording easy to take.

Remove Loose Ends -- the interesting one-liners that go nowhere.

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Paul Romer

From Writing:
There are many reasons why we must write clearly. The one that is relevant here is that clear writing is a commitment to integrity...

The problem with vague writing is that it lets an author convey a false impression yet retain plausible deniability when someone tries to verify the claim...

My favorite book on editing recommends looking at the “the first seven or eight words in a sentence. If you do not see a character as a subject and a verb as a specific action, you have a candidate for a revision.”

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On Economics and Management
Notes for Bank insiders by Paul Romer

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