Rethinking Writing for a Complex World Larry McEnerney’s insights on good writing

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   March 30, 2024, 11:04Effective writing is crucial for driving change in today’s complex, information-overloaded world. However, conventional writing wisdom often fails to equip us to engage readers and make a real impact. Larry McEnerney, the retired director of the University of Chicago’s Writing Program, provides unconventional insights that offer a roadmap for crafting … Continue reading Rethinking Writing for a Complex World Larry McEnerney’s insights on good writing

The Function of Your Writing Is to Move a Conversation Forward Larry McEnerney

The function of your writing is to move a conversation forward. Credit: Larry McEnerney Comment: Larry states that the role of writing is to propel the conversation forward. He emphasizes that writing cannot serve this purpose if it remains unpublished or hidden away in a desk drawer. The writer’s responsibility is to actively contribute to … Continue reading The Function of Your Writing Is to Move a Conversation Forward Larry McEnerney

You Have to Use Writing to Help Yourself Do Your Thinking Larry McEnerney

Unlike a journalist, almost surely you are using your writing process to help yourself think. In other words, the thinking that you’re doing is at such a level of complexity that you have to use writing to help yourself do your thinking. Credit: Larry McEnerney Comment: Larry argues that, unlike the common belief that thinking … Continue reading You Have to Use Writing to Help Yourself Do Your Thinking Larry McEnerney

If It’s Clear and Useless – It’s Useless Larry McEnerney

If it’s clear and useless, it’s useless. It’s organized and useless, it’s useless. It’s persuasive and useless, it’s useless. That’s the way it is. Credit: Larry McEnerney Source: The Craft of Writing Effectively | Larry McEnerneyPosts: Larry McEnerneyCrafting Writing That Drives Change Larry McEnerney’s insights on good writingBooks: Larry McEnerneyChanging Your Readers’ Ideas Larry McEnerneyCrafting … Continue reading If It’s Clear and Useless – It’s Useless Larry McEnerney

Crafting Writing That Drives Change Larry McEnerney's insights on good writing

Diplomacy ## Write to Think ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter Conventional writing wisdom is often misguided. Larry McEnerney, the retired director of the University of Chicago’s Writing Program, challenges outdated conceptions of good writing that can stifle bloggers and academic writers alike. His unconventional insights provide the key to engaging readers, making … Continue reading Crafting Writing That Drives Change Larry McEnerney’s insights on good writing