Monday, February 18, 2008

Notes on "One Writing Style to rule them all"

Writing styles always tend to depending on the Rhetorical situation.
Keys:
  • figure out your reasons for writing
  • your audience
  • the noise that keeps your audience from understanding your message

KISS- Keep It Simple, Stupid!

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Good writing starts with good sentence structure. This is also called "right branching sentence"

10 Guidelines to Clearer Writing:

  1. One idea per sentence
  2. Limit sentences to 23-25 words
  3. S-V-O Don't use a lot of commas
  4. Use strong verbs and an active voice
  5. Reduce difficult words to simple terms
  6. Don't back into a sentence
  7. Don't use more than three numbers in one sentence
  8. Use no more than three prepositional phrases in one sentence
  9. Choose the precise word
  10. KISS

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