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Robert Pozen writing advice, very abbreviated notes
Make an Outline:
* Brainstorm
* Categorize (arrange into categories and subcategories)
* Outline
Introduction:
* Provide the Reader with Context
* State the main theme
* Explain the organization (what you'll get, how you'll get it)
Summaries:
* For longer documents, summarize up-top.
Conclusions:
* Restate the article, like a summary
* Draw further conclusions, or lessons for other subjects
* Explore implications
* Recommend further research
Body:
* Each section gets a heading or subtitle
* Start each body paragraph with a topic sentence, in effect for skimming
Sentences:
* Short (or varied short/long w/o filler) sentences
* Show connection to previous sentences (e.g. "Soon after" beats "in addition")
* Active voice, nouns and verbs that convey imagery
* Simple is good. Less clever is good.
Write regularly; Edit after a delay
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