William Zinsser taught writing at Yale, then wrote the book that has fixed more bad writing than every English class combined.
Here are 10 cuts from "On Writing Well" that instantly make your writing twice as strong.
1) Delete every word doing no work
i have been a big article and essay enjoyer for 7 years.
i have probably read more than 10,000+ essays online
below is a thread of my favourite essays or articles of all time (that i remember)
pls drop your favourite ones below.
have you ever read something so beautifully written that you lowkey get jealous of the author's writing skills? it's like you wish you had a way with words just like them.
Thread as a somatic therapist who has worked with a lot of people who struggle with executive functioning around procrastination.
The short answer is you have to keep a stream of dopamine going the whole time because that’s what your brain is low on and needs to do the things
Nunca hago pies porque no se dibujar pies y esto es como una iluminación del cielo por como lo explica, la forma geométrica separadas por partes como un robot, tiene todo el sentido del mundo la idea del circulo del tobillo con los triángulos. Se entiende mucho. gran tutorial 🙏
it really drives home the idea that impressive prose is not flowery vocabulary but ingenuity in formal organization. completely plain sentences and subject matter, no matter the length, can transform into something else entirely when you have the key to the right structure.
My book recommendations after seeing ‘Is God Is’. Themes: Black Female rage, revenge, Black southern gothic underbelly, family, religion, sisterhood. All Black authors, of course! 🔥
Just learned about the existence of WikiRug. There’s a map of regional rug patterns of Iran where clicking on each province directs you to a dedicated page about that particular rug.
Arabic has 14 words for love. Each one describes a different stage. And here's what got me. Each one comes from a root that has nothing to do with love. Until you see the connection. And then you can't unsee it.
All 14. Let me walk you through them.