Pro Tip 7: Hone Your Voice
In writing, voice matters. Your voice is a representation of who you are, how you sound, and what you want to say. Voice is how you...
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Pro Tip 26: Respect Readers
Respect is sexy. When it comes to effective writing, your respect engages, entices, and enraptures. The readers of your work sense...
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Pro Tip 31: Cultivate Criticism.
Like many people, I dislike feeling judged. When it comes to writing, though, I’ve learned to welcome critical feedback, even if it is...
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Pro Tip 16: Play the Odds
Is odd better than even? It’s not scientifically validated, but my experience is that writing in odd numbers, rather than even ones,...
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Pro Tip 28: Tap the News
I confess: I am a news junkie, even when the news is not so great. I pore over AppleNews+ daily, absorb New York Times articles online,...
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Pro Tip 35: Watch Your Language
No, this isn’t an admonishment about cursing. Instead, the point here is to carefully consider your choice of words as you write, weaving...
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Pro Tip 1: Start Strong.
Writing is murder. Who says? None other than Stephen King in On Writing, paraphrasing authors before him: Kill your darlings, kill your...
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Pro Tip 14: Chop Clichés. Junk Jargon.
Clichés and jargon betray effective writing. Common advice about writing well is to cut all clichés and jargon, those words and phrases...
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Pro Tip 22: Embrace Ethics.
When you write effectively, ethics matter. Every word you write is a decision about what and what not to do. It’s not just a choice of...
Selected Tips on Writing Effectively (from the 41 in Seven Cs)
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