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Re:Steps to improve your writing (2020) by prattcmp on Sunday November 20, 2022 @02:45PM (#33684520)
I can write fairly well, but it takes so much time and energy.

How do I become more confident and efficient with my writing? That’s what I’m curious about.

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Re:Steps to improve your writing (2020) by maroonblazer on Sunday November 20, 2022 @09:46PM (#33688084)
Good writing, like anything worth pursuing to a certain level of quality, takes practice. Lots and lots of practice.

Pascal, in a letter, famously wrote something along the lines of "I have made this longer than usual because I have not had time to make it shorter."

More practically, I think Pinker offers great advice in his "The Sense of Style".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sense_of_Style

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Re:Steps to improve your writing (2020) by LoveMortuus on Monday November 21, 2022 @05:47AM (#33691116)
"If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter"
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