Your writing problems are not what you think (Survey Data)

Your writing problems are not what you think (Survey Data)

ByJosh Bernoff

What’s wrong with your writing? If you think it’s too long, you’re probably right. While you may not realize you have organization and clarity problems, your readers do. Early this year, I surveyed 547 business writers (details below*). This is my first post about the data from that survey. One question I asked was this: In…

Make an Idea Map to visualize your book’s idea flow

Make an Idea Map to visualize your book’s idea flow

ByJosh Bernoff

Some nonfiction books just seem to flow naturally from idea to idea. Others seem repetitive — as if the author is just hitting the same idea again and again. An Idea Map can help you visualize your concepts and organize them to avoid repetition. I’m nearing completion on my manuscript for Writing Without Bullshit, and I wanted…