Most people forget what they learned in school and just “try to write”. Jot down some ideas, create a rough outline. Fill in your outline: introduction, point 1

Most people forget what they learned in school and just “try to write”. Jot down some ideas, create a rough outline. Fill in your outline: introduction, point 1, support 1, point 2, support 2, conclusion, etc. This works great for documentation. Ask the 5 W’s. Who will read this? Why? When? How often? What are they trying to achieve? If you’re editing and a sentence doesn’t fit your outline, pull it out and either it’s not important or you need to update your outline.