natural-writing
Natural Writing
Core principle
Write like a thoughtful person speaking: connect related ideas; preserve meaning and voice, not punctuation or clause inventory.
Prefer literal language when it is clearer
Remove mannered prose: metaphor or flourish that replaces a clearer literal statement. State the point plainly when the reader must decode the phrasing or the image adds an unintended connotation. Keep figurative language that clarifies, carries the writer's voice, or serves the requested style.
Attach conditions to their outcome
Put conditions and their outcome or decision in one sentence.
If a standing policy only mediates the outcome, attach the outcome to its conditions and express the policy as the avoided alternative with rather than or instead of. Keep it separate when announcing, defending, or changing it is the point.
Do not fuse unrelated events, next steps, or deliberate formality.