%% date:: [[2022-01-08]], [[2021-08-29]], [[2021-08-24]], [[2021-06-09]], [[2021-05-29]], [[2021-05-26]], [[2021-02-28]], [[2021-02-26]], [[2021-02-16]], [[2021-02-13]], [[2020-12-07]], [[2022-11-02]], [[2023-01-04]], [[2023-03-12]] %% # [[Writing]] Writing is a form of [[Content Creation]] that uses words as the primary way to deliver a message. Writing is a way to express ourselves, but it is also a way to learn. [[Writing does not help us learn - it IS how we learn.]] ## Types of writing - Fictional - Narrative - [[Three-Act Structure]] - [[Five-Room Dungeons]] - Literary - Nonfictional - [[Technical Writing]] - Historical - Marketing - [[Persuasive writing]] - [[Thought Leadership Content]] ## Principles of writing - [[Principle of Atomicity]] - [[Putting pen to paper is only the last part of the writing process]] - [[Know your audience]] - [[Writing does not help us learn - it IS how we learn.]] - Using established [[Forms]] in writing can help you get started - Maintaining an [[Attic of Ideas]] (best kept in a [[Personal Knowledge Management|PKM]]) lets you collect good thoughts so that you don't always haev to start from scratch. - [[Show don't tell]] ## Writing methodologies - Follow the [[Three-Act Structure]] - [[Brandon Sanderson on Writing BYU 2020]] - [[Lean Writing]] - [[Data-Driven Writing]] - [[Puzzle Pieces Writing]] ## Grammar - [[Adjective Order in English]] ## Trends in writing - [[Coding and writing are converging]] - [[Zettelkasten]] and [[Personal Knowledge Management]] ## References - [[Modern Technical Writing]]: Etter, A. (2016). _Modern technical writing: An introduction to software documentation_. Retrieved from https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Technical-Writing-Introduction-Documentation-ebook/dp/B01A2QL9SS/ - [[Everybody Writes]]: Handley, A. (2014). _Everybody writes: Your guide to creating ridiculously good content_. Wiley. Retrieved from https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Writes-Go-Creating-Ridiculously-ebook/dp/B00LMB5P0G/ - [[On Writing]]: King, S. (2000). _On writing: A memoir of the craft._ Scribner. - [[Eats shoots and leaves]]: Truss, L. (2004). _Eats, shoots & leaves: The zero tolerance approach to punctuation_. Avery.