About This Book

To write clearly, you need to have a purpose and make your meaning crystal clear to your reader. Writing with clarity is not easy, but it is essential to communicate effectively. One way to achieve this is by writing a user story, which is a brief sentence written from the reader's perspective that summarizes what they want and need. The user story should include the reader's situation, the task they need to do, and the goal they want to achieve. By following these tips, you can write with purpose and reach your reader effectively.

Top Highlights

• If you’re an academic, it might be a paper presenting your findings for publication in a journal.
• Easy reading is damn hard writing. Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Instead, you can write a user story. This is a brief sentence, written from the reader’s own perspective, that sums up what they want and need. It takes the form: When [A], I need to [B] so I can [C]. Where A is the reader’s situation, B is the task they need to do, and C is the goal they want to achieve.