...or blog post, or any non-fiction for that matter. Dave Munger explains. As one of his commenters notes: "
Actually, this fantastic post is like a DSM entry for diagnosing crappy science writing. "Must exhibit 7 of 9 symptoms for 200 pages."
Print it out and put it next to your computer. Check it out next time you start writing something...
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