The 5 best stories about writing this week
Looking for inspiration? Bookmark and read these articles about the power of simple words, the building blocks of a strong sentence, and more.
Also, lessons from good science writing, and a new way to collaborate on a writing projects—it is all part of the Week in Writing. Here we go:
The power of simple words. Maria Popova at Brainpicker highlighted a video this week from TEDed, a new educational series from TED, which effectively captures the reasons to use short and identifiable words. Chicago-based copywriter Terin Izil explains that novelists have license to use larger words and that “$10 words are rendered worthless if they’re not understood.” The post also includes some similar—and less visually appealing—reminders from Mark Twain and Strunk and White. Watch the video here.
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