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Subject:Re: Writing clearly From:Wade Courtney <wade -dot- courtney -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Dana Worley <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Thu, 20 May 2010 08:49:00 -0700
I do this as well
On 05/20/2010, Dana Worley <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 'Technical Writing Plus' wrote:
>
>> But you always should know exactly what it is that you want to say
>> (before you put pen to paper).
>
> I disagree with this point. If I am having trouble knowing where to start, I
> will begin by typing a
> random list of relevant points and work from there. In other words, I don't
> always know
> exactly what I want to say, but I do have an idea of the points that need to
> be covered.
>
> I don't think my writing is more or less clear because of this, but it
> certainly helps with
> composition.
>
> :) Dana W.
>
>
>
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