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2. Spill the beans at the beginning  

Avoid melodrama.

Tell the reader right away the information the reader most wants to know. In sections of longer works, this guideline implies that you should spend few words preparing the reader and should, instead, get to the point.

Put the bottom line on top.

Courtesy of John Mercer Associates, www.MercerWriting.com

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