Not sure if it’s bullshit? Try reading it out loud.

Not sure if it’s bullshit? Try reading it out loud.

I narrated the audiobook for Writing Without Bullshit this week, spending about 12 hours in the studio. It was a vivid reminder of how absurd some prose sounds when read out loud — which is a good test for whether your writing is bullshit. A good nonfiction audiobook sounds natural, as if someone is explaining something or…