Perspective
Nov. 4, 2014
Writers are from Mars, readers are from Venus
Good writing requires an understanding of the many ways writers and readers see things differently. By Angelo DeSantis
In our profession, writers and readers see the same brief through different eyes. Writing choices that seem sensible to the writer can maddeningly frustrate the reader. Good writing requires an understanding of the many ways writers and readers see things differently. Here are two important differences:
Writers see acronyms as shortcuts; readers see them as information black holes.
Writers see acronyms as a...
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