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 1874 Indian Head Cent RARE Very Nice Coin  US $3.50
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 1852 Braided Hair Large Cent NEAR GEM BUSUPER PHENOMENAL b433 US $22.45
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 1852 THREE CENT SILVER GREAT TYPE FOR THE SET 99 START AND NO RESERVE US $46.00
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 ROLL OF WHEAT INDIAN CENTS 2849 XF AU 1903 INDIAN 1894 DIME SHOWING US $30.00
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 1973 CANADA PROOF UNCIRCULATED SET US $6.99
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 Unsearched WHEAT Penny Roll MERCURY Dime INDIAN Head Cents Ends 50 coin lot US $9.59
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 1905 P Indian Head Cent $$ Very Choice Lustrous Red BU $$ MS BU UNC $$ US $25.00
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 Unsearched WHEAT Penny Roll BARBER Dime INDIAN Head Cents Ends 50 coin lot US $10.05
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 1884 S Morgan Silver Dollar scarcer date selling a collection coin by coin 20 US $30.01
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 EIGHT TROY OUNCE 1996 Silver Round patterned after the Silver Eagle Nice Box US $290.00
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 1933 Switzerland Twenty Rappen US $.99
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 1992 One Dollar Australia Kookaburra One Troy Ounce 0999 Silver Round US $41.05
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 2007 ONE TROY POUND Silver Eagle Round 0999 Fine Silver 3 1 2 in diameter US $526.00
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 ROLL OF WHEAT INDIAN CENTS 2850 RARE OLD GOLD COIN TOKEN 1863 INDIAN HEAD US $237.49
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 1878 S Morgan Silver Dollar High Grade No Reserve US $32.11
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 1908 S Indian Head Cent Rare Key Date San Francisco99 no reserve free shipping US $71.00
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 62 Indian Head cents cull lot NO RESERVE US $32.55
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 1954 Finland 10 Markaa 1956 and 1972 Mexico 50 Centavos US $.85
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 1879 Morgan Silver Dollar High Grade No Reserve US $27.05
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 Dealer Stock Sale Lot of 13 Canada 1926 1954 Five Cent Coins Nickel LOOK NR 2 US $8.38
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 2009 P FORMATIVE LINCOLN CENT DOUBLE THUMB ERROR US $10.95
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 1880 Morgan Silver Dollar High Grade No Reserve US $34.33
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 2009 P FORMATIVE LINCOLN CENT EXTRA FINGER ERROR CRR002 US $8.95
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 2009 P FORMATIVE LINCOLN CENT CATFISH SWISKERS CLASHED DIE ERROR $$$ US $8.95
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 Dealer Stock Sale Lot of 10 Canada 1921 1962 Small Cent Penny Coins LOOK NR 2 US $2.80
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 1946 D FULL 5 STEP JEFFERSON NICKEL KEY DATE US $15.00
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 LINCOLN WHEAT CENT ROLL 1909 1939 MIXED DATES P D S MINTMARKS US $13.50
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 6 COIN PCGS GRADED SILVER 1960 PROOF SET GREAT SET FREE SHIPPING US $155.00
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 1 New 2012 Pure US 5gr $10 999 Fine SILVER BULLION Bar Ingot LOT 2oZ g 100 US $7.50
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 1880 O Morgan Silver Dollar High Grade No Reserve US $43.56
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 Dealer Stock Sale 1938 Newfoundland Canada Small Cent Penny Coin LOOK NR 1 US $6.27
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 1907 P Indian Head Cent $$ Exceptional Lustrous Red MS Gem $$ Bu Ms Unc $$ US $75.00
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 1980 S Gem Proof Deep Cameo Lincoln Memorial Penny Cent 10291909 25 US $2.25
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 1880 S Morgan Silver Dollar Choice High Grade No Reserve US $29.06
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 1909 $10 INDIAN HEAD EAGLE US GOLD COIN VERY NUMISMATIC NO RESERVE US $990.99
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 1905 P Indian Head Cent $$ Superb Lustrous Red MS Gem $$ MS BU UNC $$ US $35.00
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 WRPM 001 FS5c 020 1936 S S BUFFALO NICKEL VERY STRONG REPUNCHED MINTMARK VF XF US $47.99
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 1881 Morgan Silver Dollar High Grade No Reserve US $27.05
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 LINCOLN WHEAT CENTS OVER 6 ROLL LOT 319 COINS P D S COLLECTORS MINTS YEARS US $14.44
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 $1 SILVER Certificate BLUE seal RARE US Currency Real Silver pre 65 dime NR US $4.99
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 Unsearched Wheat Cent Roll w INDIAN HEADS Both Ends 50 Penny Coin Lot US $12.05
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 4 UNITED STATES ERROR COINS QUARTER 1964 BU HAS DD MINT MARK PLUS US $9.95
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 LOT OF 60 GEORGE V NICKELS 5 CENTS US $9.95
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 1881 S Morgan Silver Dollar High Grade No Reserve US $28.00
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 1957 FULL 5 STEP JEFFERSON NICKEL KEY DATE US $45.00
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 2009 US Mint Proof Set w COA 18 Coins Direct From Mint US $29.28
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 1908 COPPER INDIAN HEAD CENT LIBERTY ON HEAD NICE TYPE 99 START NO RSRVE US $.99
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 1956 Mexico 50 Centavos 1918 Netherlands Cent 1965 Netherlands 5 Cent Scarce US $.85
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 Washington Silver Quarter Roll 2 Rolls 80 coins 20 Dollar Face Value Pre65 US $490.00
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 1906 COPPER INDIAN HEAD CENT LIBERTY ON HEAD BUT DAMAGED 99 START NO RSRVE US $.99
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 1989 S Gem Proof Deep Cameo Lincoln Memorial Penny Cent 10290140 42 US $2.50
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 1882 Morgan Silver Dollar High Grade No Reserve US $27.05
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 1898 COPPER INDIAN HEAD CENT LIBERTY ON HEAD BUT DAMAGED 99 START NO RSRVE US $.99
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 2010 US Mint Proof Set w COA 14 Coins Direct From Mint US $27.61
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![indian head penniy 1905 NICE cond ]](http://www.yourcoinsmarket.com/images/e/200708285349_0.jpg) indian head penniy 1905 NICE cond ] US $9.49
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 1880 COPPER INDIAN HEAD CENT LIBERTY ON HEAD BUT DAMAGED 99 START NO RSRVE US $.99
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 1875 COPPER INDIAN HEAD CENT BETTER DATE FOR SET 99 START NO RSRVE US $2.55
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 1863 COPPER NICKEL INDIAN HEAD CENT NICE FOR SET 99 START NO RSRVE US $7.51
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 US Coins 1907 Indian Head Cent Money Penny K90 US $3.99
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 1862 COPPER NICKEL INDIAN HEAD CENT NICE FOR SET 99 START NO RSRVE US $4.83
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 1883 Morgan Silver Dollar High Grade No Reserve US $23.50
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 1859 COPPER NICKEL INDIAN HEAD CENT NICE FOR SET 99 START NO RSRVE US $3.95
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 $2 RED seal RARE US Currency Real Silver pre 65 dime NR US $6.99
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 1853 BRAIDED HAIR LARGE CENT WELL CIRCULATED TYPE COIN FOR BOOK US $4.00
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 2001 P LINCOLN CENT US MINT ERROR 2001 P 1c ERROR COIN NO RESERVE free ship US $9.83 |
 1861 NOVA SCOTIA HALF CENT 1861 NEW BRUNSWICK ONE CENT LOT NR free ship US $7.51 |
 1873 THREE CENT NICKEL OBSOLETE 1873 3cN NO RESERVE free ship LK US $6.26 |
 1883 S Morgan Silver Dollar No Reserve US $24.50
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 1839 Seated Liberty Dime CHOICE VFGREAT COLOR b441 US $13.03
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 SEALED AND UNSEARCHED BANK DEPOSIT BAG OF WHEAT PENNIES US $84.22
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 $5 RED seal RARE US Currency Real Silver pre 1965 COINS NR INVEST KENNEDY US $19.99
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 1850 Seated Liberty Dime CHOICE VFFANTASTIC COLOR b442 US $9.95
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 1937 Netherlands Wilhelmina Silver 10 Cents US $.99
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 1944 Peru Dos Centavos 1956 Mexico 50 Centavos 1928 Norway 2 Ore US $.85
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 1902 P Indian Head Cent $$ Exceptional Lustrous Red MS Gem $$ MS BU UNC $$ US $41.00
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 1960 FULL 5 STEP JEFFERSON NICKEL KEY DATE US $4.00
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 1938 JEFFERSON NICKEL KEY DATE US $8.00
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 Unsearched WHEAT Penny Roll INDIAN Head Cents Both Ends 50 coin lot US $6.06
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 1877 cc Seated Liberty Dime CHOICE EFPHENOMENAL COIN b443 US $20.50
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 US Coins 1901 Indian Head Cent Money Penny K88 US $3.99
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 20 DIFFERENT WEXLER DOUBLED DIE 2009 P FY LINCOLNS CH GEM RED BU EXTRA BONUS US $17.99
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 1942 S SILVER JEFFERSON NICKEL HIGH GRADE KEY DATE US $9.99
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 1941 P JEFFERSON NICKEL HIGH GRADE KEY DATE US $4.99
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 $2 1963 RED SEAL CGA 66 OPQ SPECTACULAR US $10.50
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 US Coins NICE 1880 BETTER DATE Indian Head Cent K83 US $4.99
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 WDDO 001 1936P BUFFALO STRONGEST CLASS VI DOUBLED DIE OBV XF PLUS 5 BONUSES US $64.99
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 Complete Lincoln wheat set of 144 coins in a Whitman Classic Album 1909 1958 d US $99.99
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 1978 Open 8 Mexico Peso 1955 Mexico 20 Centavos and 1955 Italy 50 Lire US $.85
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 HUGE COLLECTION of INDIAN HEAD PENNIES 65 coin lot US $92.95
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 Canada 75 Diff Small Cents 1920 2009 Canadian Coins US $7.95
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 ONE POUND COLLECTION of UNSEARCHED WHEAT PENNIES US $14.95
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 1852 Three Cent Silver CHOICE XFSTRONG AU DETAILS b447 US $20.22
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 New Zealand 7 Coin Lot Very Nice Heritage Item US $1.99
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 1853 Three Cent Silver CHOICE VFWONDERFUL COIN b448 US $9.95
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 1928 2 1 2 Centavos 1948 Australia Penny 1960 Argentina Peso US $.85
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 1989 American Silver Eagle 1 Troy Oz 999 Fine Silver Dollar One Ounce Bullion US $38.00
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 1966 MINT SET 5 COIN Special Mint Set With Silver half Dollar and Box US $7.79
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Notes on Writing from Writers of Note by Philip Yaffe
When I am introduced at social gatherings, the host or hostess usually says: "Hi, I want you to meet Philip Yaffe. He is a professional writer." I almost always get the same response: "Oh, really. What type of novels do you write?" In other words, people automatically associate the term "writer" with "literature"; as if fiction were the only type of writing. It isn't. And for most ordinary people, such as myself, it is the least important, yet it always seems to take pride of place.
Scholastic snobbery has a lot to do with this.
Virtually every secondary school and many universities require students to take courses in literature. However, virtually no one who takes such courses will ever write a novel, a stage play, a film script; or any other form of fiction. On the other hand, few schools and universities require students to take courses in writing non-fiction. Yet virtually everyone needs these skills to produce reports, memos, letters, marketing plans, company newspapers, and all the other types of non-fiction texts essential for getting on in life.
Internet searches for quotations about writing almost invariable turn of the thoughts of novelists, poets, playwrights, etc., again as if fiction were the only category of writing of any consequence.
I made such a search in order to put together this article. At first I was disappointed by the lopsided results, but on further reflection they turned out to be quite fortuitous.
I normally make a strong distinction between "creative writing" (fiction) and "expository writing" (non-fiction). In fact, this difference is the foundation of a book I recently wrote on the subject, where I explained how and why they are truly very different genres. Nevertheless, when reviewing the quotations, it became apparent that the feelings and emotions of good writers in both genres are remarkably similar.
Thus, whether we are creative writers (the tiny minority of us) or expository writers (the vast majority us), we can all learn something from these renowned writing practitioners.
For convenience, I have tried to categorize their insightful quotations. However, creative writing and expository writing are both highly unified activities. Their fundamental features are so intimately interwoven that any attempt to separate them must necessarily fail. Nevertheless, pretending to disjoin them helps organize our thoughts. So with no apologies for any "mis-categorized" quotes, here is what these respected writers had to say.
1. The Essence of Good Writing
Inventor Thomas Edison once said: "Genius is 1 per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration". In other words, it's hard work. The same is true of writing, both creative and expository. This is good news, because it means that even the least inspired of us can write well if we are just willing to expend the necessary energy.
Here are a few more quotations along the same line.
"A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people." - -Thomas Mann
"The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way." - - Richard Harding Davis
"Good writing is clear thinking made visible." - - Bill Wheeler
"Writers must constantly ask: what I am trying to say? Surprisingly often, they don't know." - - William Zinsser
"There are two kinds of writers in the world: bad writers and improving writers." - - William Blundell
"Every writer I know has trouble writing." - - Joseph Heller
"Good writing is hard work" - - Snoopy (Charles Schulz)
2. Writing as Discovery
"I know very dimly when I start what's going to happen. I just have a very general idea, and then the thing develops as I write." - - Aldous Huxley
"There are thousands of thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up the pen and writes." - - William Makepeace Thackeray
"The act of writing is the act of discovering what you believe." - - David Hare
"Writing became such a process of discovery that I couldn't wait to get to work in the morning. I wanted to know what I was going to say." - - Sharon O'Brien
"I never know what I think about something until I read what I've written on it." - - William Faulkner
In other words, if you believe you have nothing to say, pick a topic and start writing. You may surprise yourself.
3. The Objectives of Good Writing
"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out - - Ray Bradbury
"I write because I'm afraid to say some things out loud" - - Anonymous.
"The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think." - - Edwin Schlossberg
"When I sit down at my writing desk, time seems to vanish. I think it's a wonderful way to spend one's life" - - Erica Jong
4. The Techniques of Good Writing
"The faster I write, the better my output. If I'm going slow, I'm in trouble. It means I'm pushing the words instead of being pulled by them." - - Raymond Chandler
"Work extra hard on the beginning of your story, so it snares reader's instantly. And know how you're going to end your story before you start writing. Without a sense of direction, you can get lost in the middle." - - Joan Lowery Nixon
"Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. Itâs the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As a writer, words are your paint. Use all the colors." - - Rhys Alexander
"What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers". - - Logan Pearsall Smith.
"Cut out all those exclamation marks. An exclamation mark is like laughing at your own jokes." - - F. Scott Fitzgerald
"Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood - - Jr. Teague
5. Writing & Rewriting
"I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter." - - James Michener
"Having imagination, it takes you an hour to write a paragraph that, if you were unimaginative, would take you only a minute. Or you might not write the paragraph at all." - - Franklin P. Adams
"Write your first draft with your heart. Re-write with your head." - - Anonymous
"The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is you really want to say." - - Mark Twain
"I have made this [letter] longer, because I have not had the time to make it shorter" - - Blaise Pascal
"I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead." - - Mark Twain
In other words, the first draft is almost always too long and poorly structured. To be clear and concise requires at least a second draft, and often more. Or put more succinctly:
"The first draft of anything is sh*t." - - Ernest Hemingway
6. Clarity & Conciseness
"When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing." - - Enrique Jardiel Poncela
"Easy reading is damn hard writing." - - Nathaniel Hawthorne
"What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure." - - Samuel Johnson
"Resist the temptation to try to use dazzling style to conceal weakness of substance."
- - Stanley Schmidt
"Donât write merely to be understood. Write so that you cannot possibly be misunderstood." - - Robert Louis Stevenson
"The writer does the greatest good who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time." - - Sydney Smith
7. Style & Words
"'I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.' - - James Michener
"A good style should show no signs of effort. What is written should seem a happy accident." - - W. Somerset Maugham
"You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what's burning inside you. And we edit to let the fire show through the smoke. - - Arthur Polotnik
"Writers must rely more on the feel of a sentence than on the dictates of a rule book." - - James J. Kilpatrick
"Like stones, words are laborious and unforgiving, and the fitting of them together, like the fitting of stones, demands great patience and strength of purpose and particular skill." - - Edmund Morrison
"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug." - - Mark Twain
8. Egoism Unbound
Few writers ever have the opportunity to quote themselves. I don't know if anything I have ever said will be remembered a hundred years from now, or even a hundred minutes from now. But for what they are worth, here are few ideas I have encountered, developed, and believed in for over 40 years.
"Convoluted writing is easy, it takes little thought. Simple writing is difficult; it takes all the thinking you can muster - and then some."
"Simple writing is a challenge whose rewards are boundless. Once a writer recognizes this, everything else falls into place."
"Good writing - and by extension good speaking - depend on only a handful of fundamental principles. Once you have mastered these, all the tips and techniques for applying them become almost self-evident."
"Clarity can be defined as a quasi-mathematical formula, which is also a recipe for effectively applying it. To be clear, you must do three things:
1. Emphasise what is of key importance.
2. De-emphasise what is of secondary importance.
3. Eliminate what is of no importance.
In short: CL = EDE"
"Conciseness can be defined as a quasi-mathematical formula, which is also a recipe for effectively applying it. To be concise, your text must be as:
1. Long as necessary, i.e. adequately cover all essential material
2. Short as possible, i.e. avoid all superfluous words, sentences and paragraphs
In short: CO = LS"
"Clarity and conciseness are two sides of the same coin. To be clear, you must be concise. Unnecessary verbiage obscures, so it must be eliminated. Likewise, to be concise, you must be clear. Only by knowing precisely what you want to say can you eliminate obscuring words, sentences and paragraphs."
"Writing is like cooking. You assemble the ingredients and start mixing. When the lifeless liquid begins to stiffen and take shape, you know you are making a cake. For me, the feeling is really that physical."
"Continually ask yourself: 'Why the hell should anyone want to read what I am writing?' If you can give at least three good reasons, stop writing and start thinking. Otherwise, you will be wasting everyone's time - principally your own."
"Aim for the lowest common denominator. Virtually no one will object that your text is too easy, but some may object that it is too hard. Focus on those who may not understand; they are your true audience. The others will not object."
"The basic principles of good writing and speaking are few and easy to understand. Unfortunately, most books on the subject bury them under an avalanche of tips and techniques."
Having just written a book myself, let me conclude with something I wish I had said, but in fact comes from someone else. "Inside every fat book there is a thin book struggling to get out" - - Anonymous
Amen.
Philip Yaffe is a former reporter/feature writer with The Wall Street Journal and a marketing communication consultant. He currently teaches a course in good writing and good speaking in Brussels, Belgium. His recently published book In the âIâ of the Storm: the Simple Secrets of Writing & Speaking (Almost) like a Professional (84 pages) is available from Story Publishers in Ghent, Belgium (storypublishers.be) and Amazon (amazon.com).
For further information, contact:
Philip Yaffe
Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)2 660 0405
Email: phil.yaffe@yahoo.com
Philip Yaffe is a former writer with The Wall Street Journal and international marketing communication consultant. He now teaches courses in persuasive communication in Brussels, Belgium. Because his clients use English as a second or third language, his approach to writing and public speaking is somewhat different from other communication coaches. He is the author of In the âIâ of the Storm: the Simple Secrets of Writing & Speaking (Almost) like a Professional. Contact: phil.yaffe@yahoo.com
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