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WRITING WELL[OR...WHY YOUR WRITING SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO MAKE IT A WHOLE LOT BETTER]
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10 LESSONS IN CLARITY AND GRACEJoseph M. Williams
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10 PRINCIPLES FOR WRITING CLEARLY
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01 - DISTINGUISH REAL GRAMMATICAL RULES FROM FOLKLORE
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01 - DISTINGUISH REAL GRAMMATICAL RULES FROM FOLKLORE
“Some writers plump up their prose to impress those who confuse a dense style with deep thinking.”
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01 - DISTINGUISH REAL GRAMMATICAL RULES FROM FOLKLORE
“Some writers plump up their prose to impress those who confuse a dense style with deep thinking.”
“Architectural history is complex, in that in our present age, we cannot know for certain whether people in the past had knowledge of certain aspects, whether they were consciously thought or not. An everlasting debate that has continued for quite some time now is the assumption of whether people back during the renaissanceand in Alberti’s time, had speci�c knowledge of the relationships between homogeneityand heterogeneity of space.”
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HUH?
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01 - DISTINGUISH REAL GRAMMATICAL RULES FROM FOLKLORE
“Some writers plump up their prose to impress those who confuse a dense style with deep thinking.”
“Architectural history is complex. , in that in our present age, we cannot know for certain whether people in the past had knowledge of certain aspects, whether they were consciously thought or not. An everlasting debate that has continued for quite some time now is the assumption of whether people back during the renaissanceand in Alberti’s time, had [Did Renaissance architects recognize the di�erences between] speci�c knowledge of the relationships between [homogeneous and heterogeneous space?]
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HOW DO YOU BRIDGE THE STATEMENT WITH THE QUESTION? WHAT IS THE QUESTIONLEADING INTO?
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02 - USE SUBJECTS TO NAME CHARACTERS...
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03 - AND USE VERBS TO NAME THEIR ACTIONS.02 - USE SUBJECTS TO NAME CHARACTERS...
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03 - AND USE VERBS TO NAME THEIR ACTIONS.02 - USE SUBJECTS TO NAME CHARACTERS...
“Homogeneity was brought up by Ernust Cassirer and how they frequently introduced intoarchitectural an art history by Erwin Panofsky; with a book called ”Perspective as SymbolicForm. �e book mostly draws attention to establishing and describing, through the history ofthe visual arts, the process whereby the understanding of space as homogeneous came about.”
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WHAT?
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03 - AND USE VERBS TO NAME THEIR ACTIONS.02 - USE SUBJECTS TO NAME CHARACTERS...
“Homogeneity was brought up [AV1] by Ernust Cassirer [S1]and how they frequently introduced [AV2] intoarchitectural an art history by Erwin Panofsky [S2]; with a book called ”Perspective as SymbolicForm. �e book [S3] mostly draws attention to establishing and describing [AV3], through the history ofthe visual arts, the process whereby the understanding of space as homogeneous came about.”
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03 - AND USE VERBS TO NAME THEIR ACTIONS.02 - USE SUBJECTS TO NAME CHARACTERS...
“Ernst Cassirer brought up homogeneity. Erwin Panofsky introduced it into architectural and art history in his book “Perspective as Symbolic Form.” �is book draws attention to establishing and describing, through the history of the visual arts, the process whereby the understanding of space as homogeneous came about.“
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GET RID OF VAGUE TERMS. MAKE STRONGER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THOUGHTS. EDIT FOR CLARITY.
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03 - AND USE VERBS TO NAME THEIR ACTIONS.02 - USE SUBJECTS TO NAME CHARACTERS...
“ While Ernst Cassirer philosophized homogeneity, Erwin Panofsky was the �rst to introduce it into architectural history in “Perspective as Symbolic Form.” In this book, he describes how space came to be understood as homogeneous.”
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03 - AND USE VERBS TO NAME THEIR ACTIONS.02 - USE SUBJECTS TO NAME CHARACTERS...
“ While Ernst Cassirer philosophized homogeneity, Erwin Panofsky was the �rst to introduce it into architectural history in “Perspective as Symbolic Form.” In this book, he describes how space came to be understood as homogeneous.”
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GOT IT!
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03 - AND USE VERBS TO NAME THEIR ACTIONS.02 - USE SUBJECTS TO NAME CHARACTERS...
“Looking into the article ”Leon Battista Alberti and the Homogeneity of Space” to types of space are discussed, with in the article heterogeneous space and homogeneous space. Heterogeneousspace is thought to be the perception of spaces before the renaissance period and homogeneousspace is the way in which space was perceived a�er the renaissance.”
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COMO??
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03 - AND USE VERBS TO NAME THEIR ACTIONS.02 - USE SUBJECTS TO NAME CHARACTERS...
“Looking into [AV1] the article ”Leon Battista Alberti and the Homogeneity of Space” [C1]to types of space are discussed [AV2], with in the article [C2] heterogeneous space and homogeneous space. Heterogeneousspace [C3] is thought [AV3] to be the perception of spaces before the renaissance period and homogeneousspace [C4] is the way in which space was perceived a�er the renaissance.”
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CLARIFY THE VERBS...BE SPECIFIC! DO NOT SWAP CHARACTERS FOR ACTIONSAND VICE VERSA. EDIT FOR CLARITY.
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03 - AND USE VERBS TO NAME THEIR ACTIONS.02 - USE SUBJECTS TO NAME CHARACTERS...
“In the article ‘Leon Battista Alberti and the Homogeneity of Space,’ Branko Mitrovic discusses thedi�erences between homogeneous and heterogeneous space. He argues that while pre-Renaissancearchitects understood space as heterogeneous, Renaissance architects understood it as homogeneous.”
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03 - AND USE VERBS TO NAME THEIR ACTIONS.02 - USE SUBJECTS TO NAME CHARACTERS...
“In the article ‘Leon Battista Alberti and the Homogeneity of Space,’ Branko Mitrovic discusses thedi�erences between homogeneous and heterogeneous space. He argues that while pre-Renaissancearchitects understood space as heterogeneous, Renaissance architects understood it as homogeneous.”
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YES!
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04 - OPEN SENTENCES WITH FAMILIAR UNITS OF INFORMATION
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04 - OPEN SENTENCES WITH FAMILIAR UNITS OF INFORMATION
“A large part of studying architecture is knowing its past. Knowing how ideas came about, who they came from, and how they �t into history. �eories about architecture are not black and white. �ere is much discussion and arguments on how a lot of what we might see as a basic concept now came about.”
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I THINK IGET IT?
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04 - OPEN SENTENCES WITH FAMILIAR UNITS OF INFORMATION
“A large part of studying architecture is knowing its past. Knowing how ideas came about, who they came from, and how they �t into history. �eories about architecture are not black and white. �ere is much discussion and arguments on how a lot of what we might see as a basic concept now came about.”
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04 - OPEN SENTENCES WITH FAMILIAR UNITS OF INFORMATION
Architectural history and theory - the formulation of ideas and their historical contexts - is an important part of an architect’s education, however complex it might be. What might beconsidered a basic idea today has probably been discussed in the past.
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04 - OPEN SENTENCES WITH FAMILIAR UNITS OF INFORMATION
Architectural history and theory - the formulation of ideas and their historical contexts - is an important part of an architect’s education, however complex it might be. What might beconsidered a basic idea today has probably been discussed in the past.
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NOW I KNOWI DO!
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05 - BEGIN SENTENCES CONSTITUTING A PASSAGE WITH CONSISTENT TOPICS/SUBJECTS
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06 - GET TO THE MAIN VERB QUICKLY
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06 - GET TO THE MAIN VERB QUICKLY
“We need to look at the work and ideas theses important men contributed to this time period to really understand how they were able to understand space.”
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06 - GET TO THE MAIN VERB QUICKLY
“We need to look at the work and ideas theses important men contributed to this time period to really understand how they were able to understand space.”
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SAY MORE WITH LESS BY TRIMMING VAGUE “FILLER” WORDS AND PHRASES.
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SAY MORE WITH LESS BY TRIMMING VAGUE “FILLER” WORDS AND PHRASES.
“We need to look at the work and ideas theses important men contributed to this time period to really understand how they were able to understand space.”
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SAY MORE WITH LESS BY TRIMMING VAGUE “FILLER” WORDS AND PHRASES.
look at = to analyzethe work and ideas = their theories and buildings / their architectureimportant men = Renaissance architectsable to understand space = to design it or within it
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SAY MORE WITH LESS BY TRIMMING VAGUE “FILLER” WORDS AND PHRASES.
“In order to understand how Renaissance architects understood space, we need to analyze their theories and buildings.
06 - GET TO THE MAIN VERB QUICKLY
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SAY MORE WITH LESS BY TRIMMING VAGUE “FILLER” WORDS AND PHRASES.
“In order to understand how Renaissance architects understood space, we need to analyze their architecture.
06 - GET TO THE MAIN VERB QUICKLY
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SAY MORE WITH LESS BY TRIMMING VAGUE “FILLER” WORDS AND PHRASES.
“In order to understand how Renaissance architects understood space, we need to analyze their work.
06 - GET TO THE MAIN VERB QUICKLY
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SAY MORE WITH LESS BY TRIMMING VAGUE “FILLER” WORDS AND PHRASES.
“In order to understand how Renaissance architects understood space, we need to analyze their work.
06 - GET TO THE MAIN VERB QUICKLY
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07 - PUSH COMPLEX INFORMATION TO THE END OF THE SENTENCE
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07 - PUSH COMPLEX INFORMATION TO THE END OF THE SENTENCE
“For Panofsky and Edgerton homogeneous space was understood at this time for the reasons that how could one produce work in perspective, produce a series of plans sections and elevations in a set, and reproduce the same shapes in di�erent locations if they did not understand thehomogeneity of space.”
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WTF?
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07 - PUSH COMPLEX INFORMATION TO THE END OF THE SENTENCE
“For Panofsky and Edgerton homogeneous space was understood at this time for the reasons that how could one produce work in perspective, produce a series of plans sections and elevations in a set, and reproduce the same shapes in di�erent locations if they did not understand thehomogeneity of space.”
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TRIM / CLARIFY
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“For Panofsky and Edgerton homogeneous space was understood at this time for the reasons that how could one produce work in perspective, produce a series of plans sections and elevations in a set, and reproduce the same shapes in di�erent locations if they did not understand thehomogeneity of space.”
TRIM / CLARIFY
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For Panofsky and Edgerton (IRRELEVANT)at this time ( = DURING THE RENAISSANCE)for the reasons that (WORDY + EXCESSIVE)produce work in ( = DRAW) produce a series of ( = DRAW)in a set (WORDY + EXCESSIVE / COORDINATED)
TRIM / CLARIFY
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“Homogeneous space must have been understood during the Renaissance. If not, how else could architects have drawn coordinated perspectives, plans, sections, and elevations? How else could they have reproduced identical shapes in di�erent locations?”
RESTRUCTURE
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“Homogeneous space must have been understood during the Renaissance. If not, how else could architects have drawn coordinated perspectives, plans, sections, and elevations? How else could they have reproduced identical shapes in di�erent locations?”
07 - PUSH COMPLEX INFORMATION TO THE END OF THE SENTENCE
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“Homogeneous space must have been understood during the Renaissance. If not, how else could architects have drawn coordinated perspectives, plans, sections, and elevations? How else could they have reproduced identical shapes in di�erent locations?”
07 - PUSH COMPLEX INFORMATION TO THE END OF THE SENTENCE
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08 - BE CONCISE:+ NO MEANINGLESS REDUNDANCY+ PUT THE MEANING OF PHRASES INTO ONE OR TWO WORDS+ CHOOSE AFFIRMATIVE OVER NEGATIVE SENTENCES
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08 - BE CONCISE:+ NO MEANINGLESS REDUNDANCY+ PUT THE MEANING OF PHRASES INTO ONE OR TWO WORDS+ CHOOSE AFFIRMATIVE OVER NEGATIVE SENTENCES
“�e ultimate goal of concinnitas is to compose parts that are di�erent from each otherby the nature so that they correspond to one another in apperance.”
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08 - BE CONCISE:+ NO MEANINGLESS REDUNDANCY+ PUT THE MEANING OF PHRASES INTO ONE OR TWO WORDS+ CHOOSE AFFIRMATIVE OVER NEGATIVE SENTENCES
“�e ultimate goal of concinnitas is to compose parts that are di�erent from each otherby the nature so that they correspond to one another in apperance.”
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08 - BE CONCISE:+ NO MEANINGLESS REDUNDANCY+ PUT THE MEANING OF PHRASES INTO ONE OR TWO WORDS+ CHOOSE AFFIRMATIVE OVER NEGATIVE SENTENCES
“�e ultimate goal of concinnitas is to compose parts that are di�erent from each otherby the nature so that they correspond to one another in apperance.”
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08 - BE CONCISE:+ NO MEANINGLESS REDUNDANCY+ PUT THE MEANING OF PHRASES INTO ONE OR TWO WORDS+ CHOOSE AFFIRMATIVE OVER NEGATIVE SENTENCES
�e ultimate goal of = ultimately
compose parts that are di�erent from each other by the nature so that they correspond to one another in apperance = organization / composition / visual
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08 - BE CONCISE:+ NO MEANINGLESS REDUNDANCY+ PUT THE MEANING OF PHRASES INTO ONE OR TWO WORDS+ CHOOSE AFFIRMATIVE OVER NEGATIVE SENTENCES
“Ultimately, concinnitas is composition experienced visually.
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09 - DON’T SPRAWL
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09 - DON’T SPRAWL
“Who, what, when, were, why, and how. �ese are all questions a true architect has �owing through his or her mind continuously. An architect must be well rounded in many di�erent �elds of study. �e common belief that an architect is a person whosits behind a desk and simply sketches buildings and dra�s layouts is ridiculous. Asa student of architecture I follow the premise that one must learn from historyand theory. Without the great philosophers and scholars from the past we would not have basis or foundation for architecture today.”
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KILL ME NOW!
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09 - DON’T SPRAWL
“Architectural history and theory is important. So are scholars and philosophers.�ese things ensure that architecture has a solid intellectual foundation.”
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10 - ABOVE ALL, PLEASE WRITE TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE OTHERS WRITE TO YOU