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3 tips to prepare and write a good post

Hey guys,

I've been somewhat obsessed with blogs and posts. It was one of the main sources of my learning. And I recently started to focus on improving my writing.

When I saw @msilb7 Michael Silberling blog, his posts were easy to read and understand. It should be first the goal of every post.

He shared his tips when writing:

1. Pre-work: When having an idea, start brainstorm during normal day-to-day. Think about what is the main point, and where it came from.

2. Start writing: Start dumping those ideas as bullet points (without formatting). Then, arrange them to structure the story. And start writing from top-down

3. Editing: Remove things that unnecessary, or disconnected (for readers). For better results, leave an hour or a day before editing to refresh your brain.


Also, a good piece of advice from @8bit when writing

start in small, bite-sized pieces. simple thinking is hard.

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on July 23, 2020
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    i don't do any "pre-work" and i don't do much "editing".

    it's hard enough to just do #2, you know?!

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      Hahah, that's true.

      Posts on your blog are pretty short and easy to follow through.

      Many people (plus me) write like dumping everything into a post which makes it hard to follow through.

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        mmm. so, start in smaller, bite sized pieces. simple thinking is hard.

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          👍 Thanks for the advice John!

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            lmk if there's anything else i can do!

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