Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Well, sure …

… The Secret to Good Writing: It's About Objects, Not Ideas - John Maguire - The Atlantic. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Good, clear writing requires understanding the connection between the abstract and the concrete, and you won't understand the abstract unless you understand how it is rooted in the concrete, but abstract terms certainly have their place in writing.

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