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Thanks so much for the detailed response. That's all great advice. I especially like "1. Writing is thinking", I've always thought of blog posts to be like sto

by gitgud 6y ago

Thanks so much for the detailed response. That's all great advice. I especially like "1. Writing is thinking", I've always thought of blog posts to be like story-telling, but for many technical blog-posts story-telling doesn't work. I guess just explaining the idea logically is a much better approach... (I can't believe how obvious this sounds)

yesenadam 6y ago
Simon Peyton-Jones expands on the GP's 1st point – that you don't afterwards write up your 'research' (i.e. anything you are thinking about/learning/doing etc), but before, during, after - the writing guides, informs, directs what you learn, every step of the way: How to Write a Great Research Paper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK51E3gHENc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK51E3gHENc Most of that applies to all kinds of non-fiction writing I think. A lot of it's common-sense principles that sound obvious, but most people don't actually follow, so their writing isn't great. If you loved that, you'll also like his How To Give a Great Research Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT_-owjKIbA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT_-owjKIbA Also.. Sacha Chua's wonderful No-Excuses Guide to Blogging is wise and inspiring. https://sachachua.com/sharing/pdfs/2014-02-14%20A%20No-Excuses%20Guide%20to%20Blogging%20-%20Sacha%20Chua%20v4.pdf https://sachachua.com/sharing/pdfs/2014-02-14%20A%20No-Excus...