Breaking the Rules
Stephen GruppettaA story about telling stories in technical writing. This substack is about my journey exploring Narrative Technical Writing. It's about breaking the traditional rules and borrowing techniques from storytelling to make compelling technical articles
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | 53 | Subscribers | Read | breakingtherules.substack.com |
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A Strange, Extraordinary (and Secret) Story (Ep. 18)
The words "history" and "story" share a common etymology—you'd never have guessed! They're derived from the Latin historia, which was used to mean both "a narrative of past events" (history) and "a narrative of connected events" (story). In...
The Boring-Engaging-Formal-Casual Matrix (which needs a better name) (Ep. 17)
I was recently discussing the style of articles of a particular technical publication with someone who works for the publication. I won't name names. I described their articles as formal, but the person responded somewhat defensively that t...
I Won't Tell You What This Post is About (Ep. 16)
You're in a bookshop. You're browsing to find a novel to read. How do you proceed?
The Art of Leaving Stuff Out (Ep. 15)
Let me start with a quote:
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