I like this because it makes “good writing” less mystical. Instead of asking if a sentence is good or bad, you ask what job it’s doing. That’s a much more useful way to improve.
Yup, that's the whole key. "Good" and "bad" are unhelpful because they're subjective. "What's actually happening in this sentence/paragraph?" is objective.
I like this because it makes “good writing” less mystical. Instead of asking if a sentence is good or bad, you ask what job it’s doing. That’s a much more useful way to improve.
Yup, that's the whole key. "Good" and "bad" are unhelpful because they're subjective. "What's actually happening in this sentence/paragraph?" is objective.
Your writing framework labeling trick is so cool!
I've been frustrated by reading grant project reports.
They make me feel stupid.
Smart people are writing about big hairy abstract ideas, events, data, challenges, etc,
But I still can't tell WHAT-THE-HELL-IS-GOING-ON?
Then I tried your secret EDAN labeling trick with colored highlighters on a fat stack of reports.
Check out my research results:
Everybody explains. (even if poorly)
But they hardly ever describe stuff. No wonder there is no story and I fall asleep.
And they all have a lot of what I call "wordy words".
Wordy words fill sentences that sound right but say very little.
Thank you!