All good writing is about narrative. What a compelling narrative means is different for a technical document and a mystery novel, but narrative is the bedrock.

All good writing is about narrative. What a compelling narrative means is different for a technical document and a mystery novel, but narrative is the bedrock. So make sure that things are motivated, and try to not just tell the reader the facts, but take them on a journey such that they will wind up with the right facts AND the right mental model at the end of things.