November 3, 2008

Response to Peter's Response

I like that Peter points out how being revision happy can actually hurt your work. I do think, however, there are certain types of writing where less is more and other types where a lot of revision, making the communication very formal, is necessary. Since this class discusses "technical" writing, I have (perhaps unnecessarily) classified the type of writing to which each of these chapters is referring.

Certainly Peter's other blog is supportive of his style to just "go." The way he writes in this media keeps you reading. On the other side, a set of directions on how to perform a task online probably would not be as effective with the same style.