Saved by Johanna and
Why Simple Is Smart
So many writers write small, shallow things in a complicated, difficult style. I think what I want to do is write serious, complicated, difficult things in a very easy style that is fluid and comfortable to read.
Deborah Treisman • The Underground Worlds of Haruki Murakami
When writing in public, there is a common idea that you should make it accessible. This is a left over from mass media. Words addressed to a large and diverse set of people need to be simple and clear and free of jargon. It is valuable to write clearly of course, to a degree. Clear writing is clear thinking. But to make the content accessible? To... See more
Anson Yu's Site
The less energy they expend on your prose, the more they'll have left for your ideas. And the further they'll read.
Paul Graham • Write Simply
“Easy reading is damn hard writing.”