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Activity for Simon White‭

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Edit Post #16463 Initial revision over 4 years ago
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Answer A: Can technical writing suck less
I think what you are missing is that all writing tells a story. Just because there is no love story or car chase, that does not mean your technical writing is not telling a story. You are just telling the story of hooking up a Chromecast. That is actually an exciting story for people who just got a C...
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about 8 years ago
Answer A: Picking a place to start (In media res)
Kurt Vonnegut advised that writers “start as close to the ending as possible.” I recommend you decide what is the best ending you have right now, and then write that book. After that book is done, you can start a new book and write the best ending you can come up with for that book. One thing that ...
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about 8 years ago