Writers’ Coaching Corner (July 2023): Avoid Bullet Points

“Good writing avoids bullet points.”

This month is the sixth installment in the second season of the Writers’ Coaching Corner (S2:E6). Each month I take one paragraph from a GCD article to highlight some aspect of what makes for good writing. I’ll point out what made the writing work so well and how we can incorporate more of that writerly goodness into our craft.

This month I use staff writer Tim Wilson’s article “13 Pieces of Unconventional Preaching Advice” to talk about the principle that good writing avoids bullet points.

I also mention Tim Shorey’s article, “My Warfare Against Worry”, Tim Challies “Blog Post” vs. “A La Carte,” and the books Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, Roy Schwartz, Style: Toward Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams, and The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home by Russell Moore.

You can watch all the Writers’ Coaching Corner videos here. 

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