How to re-edit a ribbonfarm style essay for normies
1. Get rid of 80% of concepts that only do 20% of work
2. Unwind the 4 intertwined subplots and eliminate 3
3. Triple the number of examples
4. Invent a conclusion
5. Prune bunnytrails that don’t merge back into conclusion
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I think my mistake to date has been treating all my writing that way.
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