- (During the summer I am writing some
shorter articles on lighter themes.)
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- The key to good writing is to consider
your audience.
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- Recently a feminist wanted to vent and
sent me a long diatribe.
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- I replied: "What makes you think
I'm going to read this once I've figured out it isn't praise?"
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- People think you will read their thoughts
just because they took the trouble to write them down. Communication is
not the same as self-expression. If you need to express yourself, start
a diary.
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- Consider your reader! First, don't waste
his time unless you have something important to say. Samuel Butler said:
"No man should write except for money. Otherwise do not write until
the pain of not writing has become too excruciating."
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- Second, ask if your reader wants to read
your message. You must convince him it is of vital interest and write
in an inviting way.
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 Put yourself
in the reader's position. He doesn't have much time or patience. He is
looking for something that will inform, empower and lift his spirits.
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- You must pique his interest and get your
message across quickly. The Internet is a very competitive environment.
There is a plethora of good, free material. To compete, you must be as
quick, easy and engaging as possible.
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- George Bernard Shaw had the best advice.
"Have something original to say and say it in the most candid straight-forward
way possible."
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- Keep it short! Weed out unnecessary
words. Words are our currency. Don't inflate it.
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- Someone else said, "Clear writing
requires clear thinking." If your message isn't clear in your mind,
it's not going to be clear on the page. State your conclusions and give
a couple of proofs. Don't cite a lot of evidence and expect your reader
to figure out what you are trying to prove. (i.e. the reader wants your
conclusions and will either accept or reject them.)
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- Ideally, convey your message in your
first paragraph so the reader can decide to continue or not. Write in
a linear way, one-thought-per sentence.
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- Good writing requires much rewriting.
If you can, put the work away and look at it again after a few days.
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- None of this will stop the New World
Order but it will enable us to get our message across more effectively.
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- Henry Makow Ph.D. is the inventor of
the game Scruples and author of "A Long Way to go for a Date."
His articles exposing fe-manism and the New World Order can be found at
his web site www.savethemales.ca He enjoys receiving comments, some of
which he posts on his site using first names only. hmakow@gmail.com
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