William Zinsser, On Writing Well, p. 12
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Take Words Out
Writing improves in direct ratio to the number of things we can keep out of it that shouldn’t be there. “Up” in “free up” shouldn’t be there. Examine every word you put on paper. You’ll find a surprising number of that don’t serve any purpose.
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