10 writing tips that’ll make you a better writer than 12 years of English class:
1. Focus
2. Cut fluff
3. Read lots
4. Kill adverbs
5. Write simple
6. Hook them fast
7. Write to your reader
8. Write 1 word at a time
9. 2nd draft = 1st draft - 10%
10. Separate writing and editing
1 simple trick to improve your writing:
Avoid passive voice 99% of the time.
Don't say: "The ball was kicked by me"
Say: "I kicked the ball."
The result?
• Fewer words
• Easier to understand
• Not awkward-sounding
Simplicity = Clarity.
Writing tip:
Cut these words from your writing.
• Exactly
• Entirely
• Actually
• Certainly
• Extremely
• Completely
They clutter your writing, not add to it.