# In 2007, @ScottAdamsSays...  ## Metadata - Author: [[@MontanaOvikian on Twitter]] - Full Title: In 2007, @ScottAdamsSays... - Category: #tweets - URL: https://twitter.com/MontanaOvikian/status/1512844681427755014 ## Highlights - In 2007, @ScottAdamsSays wrote "The Day You Became A Better Writer" 1 minute read considered by @naval the highest value per word on writing. Here are the bite-sized pieces👇  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/MontanaOvikian/status/1512844681427755014)) - 1/ Simple writing is persuasive. Don’t fight it. Keep it simple. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/MontanaOvikian/status/1512844682941894663)) - 2/ Simple means getting rid of extra words. "He was very happy." → "He was happy." ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/MontanaOvikian/status/1512844683696877572)) - 4/ Your first sentence needs to grab the reader: “I went from being a bad writer to a good writer after taking a one-day course in “business writing.” ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/MontanaOvikian/status/1512844685064163328)) - 5/ Avoid multiple thoughts in a sentence. Readers aren’t as smart as you’d think. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/MontanaOvikian/status/1512844685835919365)) - 6/ Write direct sentences: Subject before Verb. “The ball was hit by the boy.” → “The boy hit the ball.” ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/MontanaOvikian/status/1512844686515490818)) - Congratulations! You’re a better writer. If you liked this, follow me for more → @MontanaOvikian Here is the original post: https://t.co/bHihPYj9JR ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/MontanaOvikian/status/1512844687274561538)) - ... and for writers looking to build their character arc's: https://t.co/iQsmx01cZe ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/MontanaOvikian/status/1513205831948460034))