Writing Clearly and Concisely

Overview

William Strunk Jr.'s The Elements of Style (1918) teaches you to write clearly and cut ruthlessly.

Announce at start: "I'm using the writing skill."

WARNING: elements-of-style.md consumes ~12,000 tokens. Read it only when writing or editing prose.

When editing documentation or technical writing, also consult:

Rule file	Why
`.claude/skills/control-tower/rules/CONVENTIONS.md`	Markdown conventions and naming standards
`.claude/skills/control-tower/rules/DOCUMENTATION.md`	Rustdoc and Python doc format standards

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May 11, 2026

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