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I guess that's fair. My impulses in writing are generally selfish, though – I write mostly to resolve questions or annoyances in my mind. But secondarily, yes,
by danilocampos 13y ago
I guess that's fair. My impulses in writing are generally selfish, though – I write mostly to resolve questions or annoyances in my mind. But secondarily, yes, as an exercise to test my knack for persuasion, so your feedback on being interesting is well taken.
I positively relish your rhetorical style, by the way.
- brudgers 13y agoThanks, I write for myself, and I think I'm a pompous ass. A log of the ideas about readers comes from parroting Zinnser's On Writing Well. I had it out from the library earlier this year. One of the benefits of HN for me is that I don't get terribly upset about the subject matter - usually. I've tried to stop writing about things that I am upset about, both online and in my journal. It's made writing a much more pleasant experience.