Response to Chapter 3

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This chapter analyzes the truth of all writing. It shows the basis of all literature that can be understandable to the reader. Two sentences that look absolutely different due to complexity and crammed sentences can mean the exact same thing. The opposite of dense and complex would be clear and direct to most readers. The audience prefers clear and direct because it's simple and easier to read. It gets the message across in an easier manner and still contains the essence of the original sentence. It shows how many people like to complicate their sentences for unnecessary reasons. They might want to make it look better, or to sound educated, maybe even their own reasons, though neither, in the end will help the writer. Those methods wouldn't help for only one reason, the audience. A writer cannot forget the sole purpose of his writing, which is the people. It all depends on how the writer expresses his actions. The main points are, for better, less complex writing, the writer should make the character subjects and make sure the actions remain verbs.

If only a writer can jump out of himself and read his own writing as the reader and revise, it will definitely pay off. The key is to avoid your too-good understanding of your own writing and accept the readers revision, if a writer can do that, than they have won.