I really like the pattern you used of starting with parables and following up with your motivation for writing the post.
I think the parables did a great job of quickly (and entertainingly) giving you an idea of what the post is about via “show don’t tell” and “concrete before abstract”. In particular, I like that you provided a handful of them. One or two might have been a little ambiguous but having a handful makes it pretty clear. When I write this out this all sounds like obvious writing 101 sort of stuff, but in my experience writing and my experience reading the writing of other people, it just always seems to prove more way more difficult than it seems.
I also really like the idea of mentioning your personal motivation/inspiration for writing the post. I’m having trouble putting my finger on why that’s useful to have, but I have a pretty strong sense that it is useful to have (most of the time).
(I notice that this comment sounds a bit like an instructor grading an essay. I don’t mean for it to come across that way, I just really admired those things about your writing.)
Thanks for this! It is hard to overstate how desperately I cling to every piece of praise I ever receive, especially when it comes to writing. You didn’t come off condescending at all.
I really like the pattern you used of starting with parables and following up with your motivation for writing the post.
I think the parables did a great job of quickly (and entertainingly) giving you an idea of what the post is about via “show don’t tell” and “concrete before abstract”. In particular, I like that you provided a handful of them. One or two might have been a little ambiguous but having a handful makes it pretty clear. When I write this out this all sounds like obvious writing 101 sort of stuff, but in my experience writing and my experience reading the writing of other people, it just always seems to prove more way more difficult than it seems.
I also really like the idea of mentioning your personal motivation/inspiration for writing the post. I’m having trouble putting my finger on why that’s useful to have, but I have a pretty strong sense that it is useful to have (most of the time).
(I notice that this comment sounds a bit like an instructor grading an essay. I don’t mean for it to come across that way, I just really admired those things about your writing.)
Thanks for this! It is hard to overstate how desperately I cling to every piece of praise I ever receive, especially when it comes to writing. You didn’t come off condescending at all.