Yet Another Bit of Writing Advice

Two, actually.

• The Original
  "HOW TO SAY NOTHING IN FIVE HUNDRED WORDS"
  Paul McHenry Roberts, on Baylor University's Website
• A Summary
  "How to Say Nothing in 500 Words (A Lesson on Writing)"
  Maki, on DOSHDOSH.com

From the latter: "...One of these essays on writing is Paul McHenry Roberts’s How to Say Nothing in Five Hundred Words, a brilliantly humorous introduction on writing college compositions. I discovered this essay today and read though easily in one sitting, possibly because it was so well-written and entertaining. It’s a perfect example of the writing techniques listed within...."

The summary and the original essay are worth reading. There's nothing particularly new here - the essay is decades old. But, you might learn something from the way the ideas are presented.

One of my favorite pieces of advice in the essay is: "Call a fool a fool."