List of Writing "Rules"
From Class No 5, Wednesday, September 19, 2018
#16
Use definite, specific, concrete language.
E6
Obey the format.
Don't write great text. Just write. Then revise it until it is great.
Attribute information. (Maintain credibility and do not parrot.)
Quote when the exact words quoted are of interest.
Paraphrase when the exact words are not of interest. All else being equal, quotations are jarring and taxing.