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mindcrime · 2021-11-16 · Original thread
Two resources I recommend consulting:

https://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-Principle-Logic-Writing-Think...

https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Stephen-King/dp/1444723251/

To paraphrase some of King's advice:

"Read a lot and write a lot".

mindcrime · 2020-11-30 · Original thread
I don't think learning to write blog posts is particularly different from learning to write anything else. To the extent that that is true, I'd refer you to Stephen King's book On Writing[1]. Specifically, one bit of advice from that book (loosely paraphrased) "the best way to learn to write well is to read a lot and write a lot".

The other book I'd recommend is The Pyramid Principle[2] by Barbara Minto.

[1]: https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft...

[2]: https://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-Principle-Logic-Writing-Think...

tombenner · 2020-02-13 · Original thread
Nice! You'd asked for my thoughts on this article [0]. Choosing the correction level of abstraction is an important part of naming, so I appreciate that the article focuses on it. (In case anyone is curious, this topic is discussed in the book, too.)

Walking through the Abstraction Ladder with an example is a useful approach here. I'm curious if the same takeaways could be achieved in fewer words (it looks like the article is currently ~3,000 words). I've personally found the Pyramid Principle [1] to be a helpful starting point for determining which points I'd like to make within a piece of writing and then structuring the content around those, which may be applicable here, too.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22318512

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-Principle-Logic-Writing-Think...

tmaly · 2019-09-04 · Original thread
If your looking for a good book on writing as far as logical structure, I would highly recommend The Pyramid Principle

https://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-Principle-Logic-Writing-Think...