http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Philip+Yaffe Writing Philip Yaffe Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=235578&ca=Writing Abraham Lincoln, America's iconic 16th President (1861-65), was never known as either a great writer or a great orator. Yet he penned one of the most highly praised and oft-quoted speeches in history. It was probably so good because it clearly expressed his controlled passion towards the monumental... Writing Philip Yaffe Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=228516&ca=Writing I recently did an Internet search for “clear writing” and frequently came up with the same list of “10 principles of clear writing”. Each one is a piece of very good advice; however the list has two faults. First, I am viscerally suspicious of all 10-item lists. They seem contrived. It’s as if the w...