Comments on: How to Write Short https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/01/28/write-short/ Just another WordPress site Fri, 07 Mar 2014 00:51:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/01/28/write-short/#comment-9858 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 02:37:33 +0000 http://doingdeweydecimal.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-9858 Haha, that is exactly how I got this book! I read about it over at Sophisticated Dorkiness and requested it from the library right away :)

]]> By: Joy Weese Moll (@joyweesemoll) https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/01/28/write-short/#comment-9760 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:37:47 +0000 http://doingdeweydecimal.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-9760 Hopping over from the Nonfiction Reading Challenge (still).

This sounds like the perfect writing guide for bloggers — I requested it from the library. Really.

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/01/28/write-short/#comment-8194 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:47:30 +0000 http://doingdeweydecimal.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-8194 A crutch word is a perfect description! I think I lean on the word “really” when I can’t come up with a word that adequately describes the way a book made me feel. Instead, I settle for a lesser word and add “really” next to it in hopes it will make my point for me. I’m trying to do better about this and find the perfect word to convey my meaning, but it can be very challenging!

So far I haven’t actually started saving good quotes, but I should. I’ve never paid attention to quotes in books before, so I think I’m going to have to work at it.

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/01/28/write-short/#comment-8192 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:42:33 +0000 http://doingdeweydecimal.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-8192 It was a very modern book and had lots of advice specifically aimed at people using the internet to communicate. I also was blown away by the parallels between older forms of communication and the internet. It made for some fascinating reading!

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/01/28/write-short/#comment-8191 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:41:03 +0000 http://doingdeweydecimal.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-8191 Hahaha, yes! As Kim mentioned above, “really” is a “crutch word” for my writing. I use the word “really” when I’m afraid the word it’s modifying doesn’t adequately convey my feelings on its own. Instead of using really, I’m working on improving my vocabulary, but it’s hard to find the perfect word!

Five sentences sounds like a great policy! I would agree that in most e-mails, that’s enough.

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/01/28/write-short/#comment-8190 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:38:31 +0000 http://doingdeweydecimal.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-8190 I’ll be interested to hear what you think if you pick this up. It’s definitely one I’ll be buying since I think it’s a great reference book.

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/01/28/write-short/#comment-8189 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:37:54 +0000 http://doingdeweydecimal.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-8189 It’s true! I’m always trying to write better book summaries, snappier reviews, and catchy tweets and titles. I found the book very helpful.

]]> By: Alice @ Alice in Readerland https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/01/28/write-short/#comment-8148 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:48:22 +0000 http://doingdeweydecimal.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-8148 This sounds fascinating and really helpful, I also like how modernized it sounds! :)

Great review!

Alice @ Alice in Readerland

]]> By: Cindie @ Nonfictionado https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/01/28/write-short/#comment-8137 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:03:10 +0000 http://doingdeweydecimal.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-8137 This books sounds * interesting. It reminds me of “five sentences”:
http://five.sentenc.es/

It’s a mission to keep all email correspondence to five sentences or less, because that’s generally all you * need.

*I took the word “really” out of this comment twice!

]]> By: Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness) https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/01/28/write-short/#comment-8134 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:53:25 +0000 http://doingdeweydecimal.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-8134 I really liked all of the examples in this one too! I’ve started to be more deliberate collecting quotes that are examples of great writing. It’s amazing what the perfect word can do for a sentence. And I have to pull “really” out of just about every review I write… it’s such a crutch word.

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