3 Ways You Can Improve Your Writing Right Now

I’m not the best writer in the world and I really only have a small list of people that I consider to be amazing writers. But I have been doing it for a while. Mainly because I enjoy the process, but also because it’s damn challenging. My personal programming blog (www.thatsoftwaredude.com) currently sits at almost 1000 articles and there’s a clear progression in overall quality if you were to look at the first 10 articles versus the last 10 articles.

Please don’t look at the first 10 articles. Needless to say, I’ve had a few years to analyze my writing and to come up with a writing process that suits my needs. And while every article written isn’t a mass hit with the world, a fair number have done very well.

Here are a few non-negotiables that I do daily to both improve the quality of my writing for the reader and to reduce the stress that comes with it for me personally.

Edit, edit, edit

Some people take editing to be a sinful task. They write a collective stream of conscious thought because that’s what the universe demanded of them. I heard a podcaster say that recently, and chuckled a bit. Because I edit, alot.

It’s not wrong what they said though. You can totally sit down, write 2000 words, and hope that it makes sense by the end of it. But why risk…