Saturday, May 6, 2023

How to write impactfully

 (From a post on Amazon narratives)


Separate out Writing from Editing!

Write a first draft without worrying about the clutter

All first drafts of everything are garbage...Ernest Hemingway 

 Edit the draft into subsequent drafts using rules of Amazon below: see below an edit Hemingway quote above 😁

The first draft of anything is sh*t 😁 

1.    Use shorter than 30 words per sentence!

    Due to the fact that => because

2.    Replace adjectives    with data   

  •     we made the server faster vs we improved the server latency from 10ms to 1ms

3. Eliminate Weasel words

    -nearly all customers should be 80% of Prime Customers

4.    Does your writing pass the "So what" test?

5. If you get a question reply with one of the four answers

    a. Yes

    b. No

    c. A number

    d. I don't know (will follow up and let you know)

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