rationality and randomness http://awmitchell.posterous.com a personal blog of eclectic interests posterous.com Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:11:00 -0700 Writing Tips for Non-Writers Who Don’t Want to Work at Writing (via @joffaboy) http://awmitchell.posterous.com/writing-tips-for-non-writers-who-dont-want-to http://awmitchell.posterous.com/writing-tips-for-non-writers-who-dont-want-to

A writing question:

What writing tips would you whisper to those who aren’t aspiring professionals, but would like to write better? If I asked you about losing weight and you said “Diet and Exercise” you’d be a) correct and b) ignored. So no ideas that take work. We want the quick fix! Tips like “Edit your work” aren’t useful. “Gerunds are your friend” are.

Via joffaboy on Twitter.

Well written and useful.

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