don't hesitate to change the topic on the fly
use simple, germanic words
learn to distinguish surprises from digressions
learn to recognize the approach of an ending, and when one appears, grab it
UPDATE: don't contradict your own advice in an advice essay
Eagle-eyed contrarian jjj took issue with advising anaphora for sentance knitting and prescribing simple germanic words in the same essay.
2 comments:
you know how it pains me to take the contrarian view...
it makes me want to kick the ass of a guy who writes a "how to write" article that includes 'guidance' such as:
"use anaphora to knit sentences together"
not sure how the arcane linguistic term anaphora fits in as a "simple germanic [sic] word"
so here's an addendum to your list of useful nuggets for beginning writers:
"don't contradict your own advice in an advice essay"
Smack! Consider it added.
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