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Brilliant writing analogy

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An email appeared in my inbox today and this analogy resembles @AgentPete's advice :

An author is like a radio transmitter, while the reader is the receiver. As an author, it’s your job to send out clear signals to the reader. A vague word is a fuzzy signal, one that is unlikely to be deciphered.


Someone is keeping David Farland's mailing list alive even though he's passed.
 
An email appeared in my inbox today and this analogy resembles @AgentPete's advice :

An author is like a radio transmitter, while the reader is the receiver. As an author, it’s your job to send out clear signals to the reader. A vague word is a fuzzy signal, one that is unlikely to be deciphered.


Someone is keeping David Farland's mailing list alive even though he's passed.
Pete would probably add too many words is like static....
 
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