Writing is not a special language that belongs to a few sensitive souls who have a 'gift for words'. Writing is the logical arrangement of thought. Anyone who thinks clearly should be able to write clearly---about any subject at all.

If writing seems hard, it's because it is hard. It's one of the hardest things people do.

Make a habit of reading what is being written today and what has been written before. Writing is learned by imitation.

Writers can write to affirm and to celebrate, or they can write to debunk and destroy; the choice is ours.

You learn to write by writing.

Writing is not a special language that belongs to a few sensitive souls who have a 'gift for words'. Writing is the logical arrangement of thought. Anyone who thinks clearly should be able to write clearly---about any subject at all.

I try to make what I have written tighter, stronger and more precise, eliminating every element that's not doing useful work. Then I go over it once more, reading it aloud, and am always amazed at how much clutter can still be cut.