Comments on: A Guide to Writing Well http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/ A web site by Joshua Sowin that addresses culture, books, technology, ecology, religion, and other topics. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:20:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Josh S http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/comment-page-2/#comment-271651 Josh S Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:05:50 +0000 http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/#comment-271651 @David: I started reading your comment but I found it boorish and sanctimonious so I decided to reply instead. @David: I started reading your comment but I found it boorish and sanctimonious so I decided to reply instead.

]]> By: david jamieson http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/comment-page-1/#comment-271635 david jamieson Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:33:28 +0000 http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/#comment-271635 Mostly dreadful advice. Sanctimonious, arrogant and philistine; but then unsolicited advice usually is. Especially obnoxious are the pleas for simple language. Making counter intuitive points does not make you clever - sometimes big words are appropriate, even fun. Mark Twain is a boor and Orwell a simpleton. Mostly dreadful advice. Sanctimonious, arrogant and philistine; but then unsolicited advice usually is. Especially obnoxious are the pleas for simple language. Making counter intuitive points does not make you clever – sometimes big words are appropriate, even fun.

Mark Twain is a boor and Orwell a simpleton.

]]> By: John Bird http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/comment-page-1/#comment-241798 John Bird Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:19:14 +0000 http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/#comment-241798 Love the printable version. I had to cut, paste, and re-format a few years ago when I printed this. I've read it so much since then that I need a new copy. And, during those years, I've bought and read most of the books you quote from. Thanks again! Love the printable version. I had to cut, paste, and re-format a few years ago when I printed this. I’ve read it so much since then that I need a new copy. And, during those years, I’ve bought and read most of the books you quote from. Thanks again!

]]> By: Fazeera Latiff http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/comment-page-1/#comment-216976 Fazeera Latiff Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:34:10 +0000 http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/#comment-216976 Some of the items that I read were advise that I give to my students. As for the rest, God bless you. This article is a blessing in disguise. Thank you very much. You were a great help. Some of the items that I read were advise that I give to my students. As for the rest, God bless you. This article is a blessing in disguise. Thank you very much. You were a great help.

]]> By: Lunch Lady http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/comment-page-1/#comment-214331 Lunch Lady Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:00:37 +0000 http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/#comment-214331 Thank you so much for this, very helpful! I will be sure to use it as a guide for future writing. Thank you so much for this, very helpful! I will be sure to use it as a guide for future writing.

]]> By: Devall Krem http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/comment-page-1/#comment-193007 Devall Krem Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:01:20 +0000 http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/#comment-193007 If serializing is prioritized over habits then won’t serialized project approach cause you to constantly work on the next group project? As project time is impossible to calculate you will eventually have to breach particular habit times. If serializing is prioritized over habits then won’t serialized project approach cause you to constantly work on the next group project? As project time is impossible to calculate you will eventually have to breach particular habit times.

]]> By: Writing Student http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/comment-page-1/#comment-170789 Writing Student Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:00:27 +0000 http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/#comment-170789 Thank you for such helpful information. Advice on making only one point in every piece of writing is particularly fresh and useful to me, I tend to "flood" my articles with too many points at once. Thank you for such helpful information. Advice on making only one point in every piece of writing is particularly fresh and useful to me, I tend to “flood” my articles with too many points at once.

]]> By: marciano guerrero http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/comment-page-1/#comment-160471 marciano guerrero Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:27:24 +0000 http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/#comment-160471 This posting is a great service to the writing community. It seems that we can use, at one time or another, many of the points listed above. Thanks for compiling the list--a labor of love, I bet. This posting is a great service to the writing community. It seems that we can use, at one time or another, many of the points listed above. Thanks for compiling the list–a labor of love, I bet.

]]> By: Linatul Mabruroh http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/comment-page-1/#comment-160007 Linatul Mabruroh Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:25:35 +0000 http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/#comment-160007 That is very important to read. thanks for your post. That is very important to read. thanks for your post.

]]> By: dfrese http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/comment-page-1/#comment-159380 dfrese Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:42:27 +0000 http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2007/01/08/a-guide-to-writing-well/#comment-159380 Hi Josh, Thanks for posting this; it is an excellent resource. Perhaps you could post a .pdf version to make it more download-friendly? DAF Hi Josh,

Thanks for posting this; it is an excellent resource. Perhaps you could post a .pdf version to make it more download-friendly?

DAF

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