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    Cover of Writing without bullshit

    Writing without bullshit

    Josh Bernoff · 2016

    "Writing Without Bullshit is the first comprehensive guide to writing for today's world: a noisy environment where everyone reads what you write on a screen. The average news story now gets only 36 seconds of attention. Unless you change how you write, your emails, reports, and Web copy don't stand a chance. In this practical and witty book, you'll learn to front-load your writing with pithy titles, subject lines, and opening sentences. You'll acquire the courage and skill to purge weak and meaningless jargon, wimpy passive voice, and cowardly weasel words. And you'll get used to writing directly to the reader to make every word count. At the center of it all is the Iron Imperative: treat the reader's time as more valuable than your own. Embrace that, and your customers, your boss, and your colleagues will recognize the power and boldness of your thinking. Transcend the fear that makes your writing weak. Plan and execute writing projects with confidence. Manage edits and reviews flawlessly. And master every modern format from emails and social media to reports and press releases. Stop writing to fit in. Start writing to stand out. Boost your career by writing without bullshit,"--Amazon.com.

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    What Hacker News says

    1. kuba_dmpAug 2024
      Reading it reminded me of a book "Writing without bullshit" which adds a few more concepts to what op shared.

      Frontloading information is my favorite, where instead of building to the core conclusion you start with it and then expand.

      https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28448362-writing-without...

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    2. tebekaAug 2022
      I found "Writing Without Bullshit" helpful. https://withoutbullshit.com/book
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    3. rekabisAug 2022
      Not a book on technical writing per se, but Writing Without Bullshit (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0062477153) can bring immense clarity and purpose to your writing.

      De-bloating prose is essential to good technical writing, and this book teaches you that.

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    4. aaronblohowiakJun 2020
      Three books:

      * Nonviolent Communication

      * Crucial Conversations

      * Writing Without Bullshit

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    5. AceyManJun 2019
      Here, here.

      FWIW, "Writing Without Bullshit" by Josh Bernoff (Harper Business, 2016) tackles this truth head-on. I liked what I saw when I took a look at my local bookstore and it's gotten excellent user reviews on AMZN.

      It'd make a great gift for the PHB manager/director/CEO in your life <smirk>.

      (me: no affiliation, just sharing)

      thread

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