Comments on: writing is a lot like golf

By: Play Golf

Play Golf — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:06:51 +0000

Yes, you are so right here. I guess any sport looks easy when we are watching it on TV. It all comes down to when you go and play golf and that is when we alll get into some strive to reach the final hole.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:22:49 +0000

As someone who does both, I’d say that your analogy is spot on.

By: Writing: some links « Entertaining Research

Writing: some links « Entertaining Research — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:09:34 +0000

[...] Writing is like golf: I saw Simmons on a late night talk show recently, and I got really interested when the host asked [...]

By: Omar

Omar — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:56:58 +0000

Out of the books that I'm currently juggling, Ronald Giere stands out as a really good writer. He writes in very simple, accessible prose, yet is able to get fairly involved arguments/points across. Another person that stands out is Andy Clark (also a philosopher) who shows that you can write well without giving up on jargon. Also, my sociology colleague Erika Summers-Effler is a fantastic writer!

By: Ecrire c’est comme jouer au golf « Rationalité Limitée

Ecrire c’est comme jouer au golf « Rationalité Limitée — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:45:00 +0000

[...] c’est comme jouer au golf C’est en tout cas la thèse défendue par ce billet de Brayden King sur Orgtheory.net. J’en conseille la lecture notamment à ceux qui compte se lancer dans une [...]

By: Reading vs. Writing « The Sociological Imagination

Reading vs. Writing « The Sociological Imagination — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:37:41 +0000

[...] 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment Brayden King has an excellent post on writing. I especially enjoy the analogy Professor King makes between [...]

By: randwest

randwest — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:24:46 +0000

Perhaps I shouldn’t have given up golf in grad school…

By: fabiorojas

fabiorojas — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:02:43 +0000

Excellent post! My only addition: writers learn from other writers.

By: jdos23

jdos23 — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:39:14 +0000

Nice list, Brayden. On coaching, I highly recommend investing in a copy editor for at least one paper. I learned a ton (mostly about what I should immediately cease) by doing just that.