Why write well

“Writing well means never having to say, ‘I guess you had to be there.’”
—Jef Mallett

I found this quote looking for a good web site about Jef Mallett, who I wrote about in a post on commenting. It's over on Meranda Writes, a blog by a reporter who loves newspapers and works for an "information center." Actually, her blog will show that what she really loves is journalism and understands why newspapers report their woes. What would you expect from someone who tags her blog with "curious by nature, journalist by trade?"