By:
Anne Greenawalt
You could have the most interesting story
in the world, but if you can’t write it well, you won’t attract an audience.
One of the key concepts for writing well is writing concisely. Concise writing is highly valued among business and technical writers, academics, and, yes, even creative writers.
That’s not to say that you shouldn’t supply details and descriptions that extend past the bare-bones skeleton of your writing, because those are important and necessary, too. But you can – and should – write concisely even when writing creatively.
Three Tips for Writing Concisely
1. Avoid “to be” verbs.
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