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To me it seems you've underlined my point. As someone who is now extolling the virtues of directness, he could have done a lot better than a few folksy metaphor
by kranner 16y ago
To me it seems you've underlined my point. As someone who is now extolling the virtues of directness, he could have done a lot better than a few folksy metaphors with a book titled 'On Writing'. Contrast it with a real book on writing like Ursula K LeGuin's Steering the Craft (http://www.amazon.com/Steering-Craft-Exercises-Discussions-Navigator/dp/0933377460 http://www.amazon.com/Steering-Craft-Exercises-Discussions-N...)
Honestly I think the guy writes whatever he pleases because he knows he's got a permanent fan base. But thanks for your note; I will finish reading the second half.
- DougBTX 16y agoDid you think this article was about directness? He spent the first half telling a story about his first writing gig. I don't think his point was anything like, "don't tell stories."
- kranner 16y ago> 4. Remove every extraneous word I singled out directness because that is what most of the rest of this HN thread seems to talk about.