I have been catching up on my podcast backlog, which let me tell you will take a great while to finish. I was listening to the Seanachai, which let me tell is a great podcast in and of itself. Mr. McLean mentioned in one of his podcasts that he had started a writing site at Good Words (right order) which mainly discusses business writing but I have found it to be help in all writing endeavors. To quote his words, in his first meaningful post on the site:
“I teach people to get their point across simply and effectively.
Nothing flowery. Nothing esoteric. I seek to impart an honest trade —
one that is more like carpentry than it is “creative†writing.
From my experience, all writing is creative.
(for that matter, so is engineering and mathematics) But the more “creativeâ€
writing I do the more I realize the wisdom of William Zinnser -
“First learn to hammer in the nails, and if what you build is
sturdy and serviceable, take satisfaction in its plain strength.â€
And that’s really what good words (right order) means.
It is the simplest definition I can give to good writing. Sturdy, serviceable and strong.”
I really agree with this point of view. The best part is he has included a video cast on the site for those of us who are dreadful at rewrites. I know that this will help me immensely. I just figured I’d point anyone else who has an interest in writing in his direction. Any help at all can’t be that bad.
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