On writing (well)
Writing is easy.
Writing long (or, if you prefer, “a lot”) is easy.
Writing well is difficult.
Writing well “short” is really difficult.
Even though I find the process of writing both short and well at the same time to be difficult, it is ultimately enjoyable.
Finding guides and/or encouragement in persevering through to good, clean, compact writing is a proverbial “good thing”. Here are a few links that can help…
Marvin Olasky published two columns at WORLD Magazine, on May 10, 2003 & April 10, 2004, that deal quite nicely with the larger issues related to good writing.
In a slightly longer form, author John Scalzi has written an outstanding piece on this subject over at his blog — Writing Tips for Non-Writers Who Don’t Want to Work at Writing. Good, solid, insightful, common-sense tips. Just what any, and every, writer needs to read, learn, and inwardly digest. [HT: WWdN]
Worth the time to check out…
-ghp
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