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Sharper, Clearer, Faster, 7 Underrated Writing Tips
Make Your Articles Zing
Writing better articles isn’t about mastering some secret algorithm. It’s about small, subtle shifts that make your ideas clearer, more readable, and more memorable.
If your article is useful, memorable and readable, then your audience will come back for more… if it’s not, you’ve lost them.
Here are seven underrated writing tips that can improve your next article instantly.
Cut Your Opening in Half
Most intros waffle. The real gold is usually hidden after paragraph three. (count them!)
Once you’ve written your intro, try chopping the first half. You’ll start closer to the action and hook the reader faster.
Particularly for the intro, be brutal with the editing… does that part need to be there, or can you add it further down the article?
Earlier in the week, I laid out the format that works best for articles here on Medium… the intro is the most important bit
