Writing for print

When writing for print:

1. Everything necessary to make your point clearly must be explicitly included.
2. Expository paragraphs and phrases should be used as needed, but kept close to the ideas they expand and trimmed of excess information.
3. Your amount of space is limited, so seek the best compromise between brevity and completeness.
4. Because print writing is one-way communication, effective writing for print is more like public speaking than conversation.

See also: Writing for the Web.