Re:On Technical Writing
by herodotus on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @11:44AM
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I am surprised that someone who claims to have been an avid reader writes so poorly. Consider, for example,
"Fast-forward to the last year of school. I’ve started writing. It was nothing special really, short fictional stories there and there."
The author's tense is muddled, and I have no idea what "there and there" means. Better would be
"Fast-forward to my last year of school. I started writing. It was nothing special really, just some short stories."
There were a few instances where the author should have used "I" rather than "I've". In fact, I would encourage this author to avoid such contractions altogether.
The goal of writing at least one article a month is laudable, but this author should work on writing craft fundamentals. Perhaps a book like The Elements of Style would help. Even better would be a tutor or coach.
"Fast-forward to the last year of school. I’ve started writing. It was nothing special really, short fictional stories there and there."
The author's tense is muddled, and I have no idea what "there and there" means. Better would be
"Fast-forward to my last year of school. I started writing. It was nothing special really, just some short stories."
There were a few instances where the author should have used "I" rather than "I've". In fact, I would encourage this author to avoid such contractions altogether.
The goal of writing at least one article a month is laudable, but this author should work on writing craft fundamentals. Perhaps a book like The Elements of Style would help. Even better would be a tutor or coach.