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Our reading
Writing one sentence per line, for your own eyes, improves prose more than any other habit.
Their wordsI've been doing it for twenty years, and it improved my writing more than anything else.
Our reading
A sentence that cannot justify a line of its own should be deleted.
Mental modelLess, but better
Their wordsDelete any sentence not worthy of its own line.
Our reading
Weak openings like “I think” should be cut, and a sentence started on its subject and verb.
Mental modelLess, but better
Their wordsChop the weak beginnings, like “I think” and “Whether or not”. Start with powerful subjects and verbs.
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