by Brendan Brown on Global English Editing Site:
William Strunk Jr. phrased it best in the must-have book for writers of all levels, Elements of Style:
“Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.”
There’s a tendency to fill writing with needless words; this can bog a reader down in details, distracting from your message. Mastering the art of decluttering words frees you to effectively capture readers’ attention, sparking intrigue and affirming expertise in what you are writing about.
Here are some must-have tips to help you do just that…
Reblogged this on Viv Drewa – The Owl Lady.
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AS always, you share great things. Thanks Chris.
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Sometimes I’ll use ‘then’ to differentiate consecutive action from concurrent action, but sparingly (like adverbs 🙂 ).
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F.a.b.u.l.o.u.s. 😀
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Infographicmania! I have a folder just for your terrific infographics, Chris. Thanks so much 🙂 ♥
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You might like the ones in my Pinterest folders, Tina:
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Holy cow, these are fabulous! You’ve been at it a lot longer than I have, Chris. Thanks so much for sharing these. What a great resource … 💕
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My pleasure Tina, if you use the Search top right of my blog, or the Category Cloud, you’ll find more that I’ve not uploaded to Pinterest 👍😃❤
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What an impressive collection! You’ve got enough for a book, chaptered by subject matter. If enough subjects were covered, I think a book of infographics would do well in sales. In our fast-paced techno world, everyone’s looking for shortcuts … 👍😃❤
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Getting permissions would be a nightmare Tina 😱🙀
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Forgot about that, Chris. My enthusiasm eclipsed my common sense 🙂
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LOL❤
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Reblogged this on Words To Captivate ~ by John Fioravanti and commented:
This is a helpful post by Brendan Brown to improve our writing.
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Wow 😳.. so interesting and educational for writers..
like me who’s a amateur and write like I speak…
Thanks so much for the tip
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Welcome Nita 😃
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Reblogged this on The thoughts and life of me and commented:
Another informative infographic from the Ape!
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Thanks for reblogging Maja 👍😃
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My pleasure! It was worth sharing!
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