Write to the Point
by Bill Stott · first published 1991
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…can click explain and learn why it is wrong. I see these as teachable moments and by giving you snippets of grammar info when you need it, I am helping to make you a more aware writer. BTW I recommend Write to the Point by Bill Stott. Will checker out Zinsser's work.
on “I want to help you write better...” ↗Here's a book (recommended by Clifford Stoll) that helps simplify the process of writing: "Write to the Point" by Bill Stott. I'm not an alum either, but enjoy this group, at least the 'ask YC' questions and responses.
on “YC Alum: Help Me Get a YC Interview for winter 09” ↗…How many engineers write "utilize" over "use". You may think, "who cares?" but read a paper where everything is said with complex words, passive voice, etc.--it gets dense. One of my favorite books is Write to the Point by Bill Stott. He advocates concise writing to communicate ideas quickly. I breezed through his book like it was a Neil Stephenson novel. This is a testimony to the difference clear writing makes.…
on “Questions For Startups Killing Free Membership And Going Pay Only” ↗I really like Write to the Point by Bill Stott. Agreed that every hacker should work to improve themselves as writers.
on “On writing well” ↗write a lot, read even more (books!), read critically what you wrote Bill Stott, "Write to the Point - and feel better about your writing"
on “Ask HN: How do you improve your writing?” ↗I still have my copy of Write to the Point, which you recommended.
on “I wish I'd self-published sooner” ↗