The 10 Commandments Of Good Writing

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I. Thou shall, above all things, have a clear purpose for your writing. II. Thou shall think about your readers and what they want. III. Thou shall make an impact on your readers. IV. Thou shall make your writing interesting. V. Thou shall put the most important information at the beginning of your document. VI. Thou shall keep your writing as short as possible because readers will be bored by excessive words or excessive length. VII. Thou shall not use complex words especially when simple words are sufficient. VIII. Thou shall include only significant information which contribute to your main purpose. IX. Thou shall make your writing free from any error in grammar, punctuation and spelling. X. Thou shall not assume that your readers know more than they do. The 10 Commandments of Good Writing

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I. Thou shall, above all things, have a clear purpose for your writing.

II. Thou shall think about your readers and what they want.

III. Thou shall make an impact on your readers. IV. Thou shall make your writing interesting. V. Thou shall put the most important information

at the beginning of your document. VI. Thou shall keep your writing as short as

possible because readers will be bored by excessive words or excessive length.

VII. Thou shall not use complex words especially when simple words are sufficient.

VIII. Thou shall include only significant information which contribute to your main purpose.

IX. Thou shall make your writing free from any error in grammar, punctuation and spelling.

X. Thou shall not assume that your readers know more than they do.

The 10 Commandments of Good Writing