[McGee's Musings] from [Boing Boing Blog] QUOTE
Gar's Tips on Sucks-Less Writing. My pal Gareth Branwyn was and is a great mentor to me. When I started bOING bOING (the print zine) in the late 1980s, he helped me with my writing immensely. Now he has posted a wonderful tip sheet at Street Tech, called "Gar's Tips on Sucks-Less Writing." Thanks for sharing your secrets, Gar! Link Discuss [Boing Boing Blog]
A great collection of tips for writing for any medium. This particular tip hits way too close to home. When I was writing my first book, I had an editor who typically started reading my chapter drafts at the top of page three. That's where I would finally get going. Today I'm getting closer to the first few grafs. UNQUOTE [McGee's Musings]
This advice is a bit opposite to what I recently been getting about my own efforts from some other people. What people want from me, that I had not been doing in the past, is an abstract introductory paragraph summary of what the following stuff is all about, then at the very end a bottom line summary of conclusions. I suspect that people who are real good writers can take people to the meat of their material without needing the kind of abstract round up that I need.
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