Show HN: I wrote a book to help developers to improve their writing

I've been writing online about software and entrepreneurship for the last decade. You may remember me as the guy who quit his job at Google to bootstrap my own business (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16483241) or the guy who spent $46k on a website redesign that got out of control (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32179563).

Other developers have asked me for help with their writing, and I realized that there are certain techniques and best practices I've picked up over time that most developers don't know. Some of the rules take practice to apply, but a lot of them you can apply as soon as you understand it.

I've spent the last two years capturing all the writing techniques I've learned into a book called Refactoring English: Effective Writing for Software Developers (https://refactoringenglish.com/). I'm launching the book today in both print and digital formats.

This book would not be possible without HN. I initially funded it with Kickstarter, and sales had plateaued at around 80% of my target with only four days remaining (https://mtlynch.io/book-pre-sale-just-barely-succeeded/). Fortunately, a reader posted one of my sample chapters to HN (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43503872), and the support from HN users pushed me from 80% of my goal to 130% of my goal.