What is writing - science or art? Seems to be a bit of both. Perhaps that's why it's so natural, yet so hard to master.
Just read this piece on writing with style. Thought I'd make a record of it as it sums it up quite nicely. Per #3, here's the summary:
- Find a subject you care about
- Do not ramble, though
- Keep it simple
- Have guts to cut
- Sound like yourself
- Say what you mean
- Pity the readers
And to wrap up with #5:
For those I may have wronged with my words, I come in peace 🖖! (very rough translation of a Turkish phrase said to audiences after a theater play - "Her ne kadar sürçülisan ettikse affola!")