Nov
8th
Sat
8th
Become a Scrupulous Writer
George Orwell says a scrupulous writer asks him/herself these questions in every sentence:
- What am I trying to say?
- What words will express it?
- What image or idiom will make it clearer?
- Is this image fresh enough to have an effect?
- Could I put it more shortly?
- Have I said anything that is avoidably ugly?