When I;m doing an industry interview, I audiotape my phone discussion with an industry expert and their content is inevitably excellent. That’s the easy part, because I merely have to polish up the prose of already solid ideas.
The hard task is to step back and try to say something significant as a lead-in to the interview. I spend much time doing that. But it’s key because it sets the context, and gets the reader hooked into reading more.
I find synonym checking (in Word and sometimes Google) very useful. Often I’m looking for a simpler word. As a substitute for “difficult”, I might choose “tough” because it’s a more emotional word and only has one syllable.
One thing I know: regular writing and reading on FR improves your writing ability. I follow a few people here simply because I love their style of writing and thinking.
Not in every case, apparently - or after two decades, I’d be a genius at it.conservatism_IS_compassion - Since Feb 27, 1999