Today’s Writing Strategy #1: Clarity

Shayla Obourn
SYNERGY
Published in
3 min readFeb 15, 2024

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Improve your writing series is here! Digestible strategies with examples.

You’ll be able to apply them directly. Prepare for taking notes.

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Welcome to “Today’s Strategy” Series where I will be sharing with you the most efficient strategies taught worldwide by professionals in the field of journalism.

The deal is: I read the books and extensive articles and I give you the information: strategy + digestible examples. You practice by applying it to your writing. What will you need? A story of yours and 1 hour to revise or polish it depending on the strategy/technique at hand.

These strategies can immediately transform your writing and double your audience.

Check the references I used to write this article in case you want to delve more into it.

From my experience what is most important after you understand each strategy is PRACTICE. I will be saving you practice time presenting you the gist of techniques taught by experts in the field.

So without further a due, let’s jump into it.

Today’s Strategy: Revise for Clarity

Source: Yaffe, P. (2009). How Crafty Word Order Can Instantly Improve Your Writing. Ubiquity, 2009(January).

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Shayla Obourn
SYNERGY

Psychologist working in research | Online Writer