Writers’ Coaching Corner (September 2021): Climb Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction

“Good writing climbs up and down the ladder of abstraction.”

This month is the fifth installment of a new feature on the Gospel-Centered Discipleship website to coach writers. 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 Glenna Marshall’s article titled “She Is Broken, She Is Beautiful” to talk about the principle that good writing climbs up and down the ladder of abstraction.

I also mention Roy Peter Clark’s book Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer and Jack Hart’s Word Craft: The Complete Guide to Clear, Powerful Writing.

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

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