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One general writing trick I learned - after writing a long comment, I'll usually go back and edit it so in the first sentence people know what they're going to
by lionhearted 17y ago
One general writing trick I learned - after writing a long comment, I'll usually go back and edit it so in the first sentence people know what they're going to read. Some of the best comments I've seen on here are detailed, long ones, but if it jumps right into the middle of presenting the argument and evidence and statistics, a lot of people will glaze over it. So the short intro that lets people know what you're writing about helps a lot.
- swombat 17y agoYou can use this "trick" successfully for any form of writing. As the rule goes: tell'em what you're going to tell'em, tell'em, and then tell'em what you told'em.