“Can I say with certainty that I have found my focus — the one key piece of knowledge I want to impart?”
Great writing is clear writing.
Roy Peter Clark shares 20 questions to achieve clarity in your writing and while the article is aimed at journalists, these questions will improve anything you write.
They include questions like, “How would I explain this to a smart person that I know – who is NOT an expert?” and “Can I explain something by focusing on the experience of one human being?”
Btw, I found this link in the Brain Pint newsletter.
Related: 40 one-sentence writing tips.