ymmv but the best advice i ever got in this area: 'write like you are speaking' depending on my purpose and audience, i will write the first draft and then de

ymmv but the best advice i ever got in this area: 'write like you are speaking' depending on my purpose and audience, i will write the first draft and then deliver it verbally. at least for me, and i do tend to use far too many words in the first draft, that exercise leads to a much clearer second draft.