advice on writing and thinking

remembering rebecca :: march 2004: "

• Read Strunk & White, The Elements of Style. Read it at least
  once a year. You can read Strunk's portion online.
  
  
• Read the best writers you can find. EB White and James Thurber are
  two that spring to mind. Rebecca Mead and Malcolm Gladwell, writers for the modern day New
  Yorker, are two more. There are thousands, from all eras.
  
  
• If you're having trouble updating your weblog every day, think about refocusing your site on something you're more interested in. See if the library has my book for a consideration of some approaches.
  
  
• Learn to think critically. The Elements of Reasoning (2nd ed) by Edward PJ Corbett and Rosa A Eberly is an excellent starting point.
  
  Live by these rules.
  

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