# writer_skill

1. 删除“我认为”、“我觉得”和“我相信”等这一类的词汇
2. 先写标题
3. 写出音乐感。尽量长短局交错，像在写曲子
4. 三合音。有节奏感，比如举例只会举例3个。
5. CTA/call to action 告诉读者如何行动。
6. 一寸相框。先写下眼前已经明确的，最想说的点子，不要考虑全文最后的呈现，先写下一句最想说的话，已经成型的想法。
7. 简单和清晰
8. 不说副词。用动词代替
9. 填满画布。不要犹豫，先全部写出来再说。

There are four books at arm's length in my office:

*   Strunk and White's [The Elements of Style](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0205632645?ie=UTF8&tag=mmamzn06-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0205632645)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mmamzn06-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0205632645) is still a good, if not perfect, reference on style. Young writers should calibrate their reading of _Elements_ in light of [criticism](http://chronicle.com/article/50-Years-of-Stupid-Grammar/25497) from linguistic experts. Experts claim that the good parts of Strunk and White are common sense. I take issue only with their application of the modifier _common_. My counterparts in linguistics and the humanities must have never seen the aggressive absence of style that permeates writing in science, engineering and mathematics.
*   After reading this post, my colleague [Zachary Tatlock](http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~ztatlock/) recommended [Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0205605354?ie=UTF8&tag=mmamzn06-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0205605354)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mmamzn06-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0205605354) as a better reference than Strunk and White. Having had a chance to read it, I agree with Zachary. If you can get only one book, this is the one to get. (I'd still recommend a thoughtful reading of both.)
*   When I have a dispute, [The Chicago Manual of Style](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0226104206?ie=UTF8&tag=mmamzn06-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0226104206)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mmamzn06-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0226104206) ends it.
*   [A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0226823377?ie=UTF8&tag=mmamzn06-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0226823377)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mmamzn06-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0226823377) is the Chicago manual for technical writing.