As you may know, Roger and I are working on the next version of the ActionScript Bible published by Wiley (the Amazon page is full of errors, don’t worry, it’s not even out yet). I wanted to share a few tips that I use as notes to myself for when I’m stuck with writing.
- Write headlines and use the outline view to order the big picture
- Simplify
- Base information around a task that the reader might want to do
- Write or flow without being concerned about the form then go back and edit it later
- Ask “Do I really need this?”
- Read other similar books
- Say it out loud then write down what you say
- Work on something that you know you can finish then go back to where you were stuck
- Forget about style and focus on the facts
- Take breaks and do something different like drawing a diagram or writing a code sample