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All forms of writing have style. Of course, yours may be disorganized and terrible, but it’s a particular character, nonetheless.
Different persons do have different writing styles. This talent can be acquired as you face your daily experiences in life.
There are those who can write well and productively, there are also those who can and some people are afraid to write. As a result, they will never know how good they will write in the near future. It is surprisingly amazing how other individuals can deal with their writing styles effectively.
Successful writers have their top selling novels, articles and essays in a more unique way. That’s because they are using their writing styles well and they know how to deal it nicely. But for those who can’t seem to make it, you don’t have to worry, since you can develop your own writing styles later on.
The sad thing is that, you still haven’t discovered that kind of talent yet. How are you going to write with style and flair? Have you ever tried having you own unique writing style of you find yourself unwillingly to do it? Continue reading Everyone’s Got a Writing Style
Writing is a critical skill requiring attention and development in college. Effective communication, well-argued papers, and logical, cohesive work are expected and should be every student’s goal. Yet many students arrive in college without having refined this skill: Some have not been in school for many years and need to refresh their abilities. Many more have slipped through high school ignoring the value of writing well.
Habits of writing for electronic media, such as text messaging, may further impair the student’s ability and desire to write carefully and thoughtfully. Thus the first step to writing for college is trusting that doing it very well is worthwhile, and that this will become a valuable life skill that will serve students for the rest of their lives. Continue reading The Ultimate Writing Guide for College
In the last article, I had launched into the question of style and I want to continue on that line, picking up from where we left off at suggestion 3.
Suggestion 4: Writers often use a special style – rather than just special words – in order to create an atmosphere. The feeling of oppressive authority for example in the very opening paragraph of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens:
“Among other public buildings in a certain town, which for many reasons it would be prudent to refrain from mentioning, and to which I will assign no fictitious name, there is one anciently common to most towns, great or small: to wit a workhouse; and in this workhouse was born… the item of mortality whose name is prefixed to the head of this Chapter”.
Dickens means Oliver Twist was born in a workhouse. It takes time to get used to the style – but it’s worth it! Using a special style is also effective if you are quoting the writing of another person: Continue reading Additional Ideas About How To Write Fiction
Coffee is a wonderful beverage. It has a pleasant taste, and it can help you wake up, think clearly, recover quickly after a strenuous workout, and lose weight. People who drink coffee feel good about themselves.
Not so fast, buckaroo.
Some of this may be true, but some is certainly an opinion. Here are the opinions:
- Wonderful beverage,
- Pleasant taste, and
- Feel good about themselves.
Opinions creep into our writing easily, and they can damage our relationship with the reader. When you provide opinions, you don’t respect the readers’ rights to form their own opinions from the facts. In contrast, you create the opportunity for the reader to discredit your authority. Continue reading Coffee Is Wonderful! (in my opinion)
By Barbara McNichol, guest blogger
You’ve written, retooled, and revised. Now it’s time to turn your manuscript over to an editor to be refined before you submit it to the “critical eye” of a publisher. You want to ensure that your content is error free and compelling, of course. But you also want your manuscript to be formatted using generally accepted industry guidelines. Otherwise, the publisher may not even consider it.
Your editor will check both content and format. However, you’ll come across more professionally and save your editor time (and thus yourself money) if you’ve already formatted your manuscript according to industry standards. These guidelines aren’t carved in stone, but they’ve been gleaned from acquisition editors, various printed sources, and two major publishers:
Continue reading Professional Writers Toe the Line of Publishing Format Standards
By David Bowman, guest blogger
A man walks into a bank with a gun in his hand. “Ok, everybody,” he shouts, “lie on the floor! This is a hold-up!” Some people obey immediately, but a few don’t.
The man reaches into his pocket and pulls out a handful of bullets. “Get on the floor,” he commands. “I have a handful of bullets!” When that doesn’t provoke the desired response, the man begins throwing the bullets one at a time. The security guards quickly realize that the man has no bullets in the gun. They dodge the bullets the man throws at them, and quickly overpower him.
Why did this man fail to rob the bank? He had the necessary tools, namely the bullets and the gun. His problem, however, was that he used them separately. Each tool had some effect, but they did not help him accomplish his purpose when used alone. In most cases, tools need to be combined to make the greatest impact on your audience, whether people in a bank or people who read your documents.
Letters of complaint can be a sensitive piece of writing. Done with little regard for professional presentation, they are likely to elicit nothing but a defensive or dismissive response. Instead of spurring positive action on the part of those receiving the letter, it is more likely that the complaint will be ignored or even resented.
Calm is the operative word when writing a letter of complaint. Whether you’re writing it to your cable provider, office supervisor or neighborhood association, an angry letter is less effective for getting what you want than one written clearly, concisely and with valid points.
By a guest blogger
If you’re writing for a non-discerning audience, you can probably get away with a couple of grammar errors. When you’re trying to craft your piece to make an impression, however, you’d want to shine that writing into a polish. Come that time, a vocabulary of words that are colloquial at best and made up at worst won’t exactly serve you.
Do you ever make any of these common mistakes with your writing? Now might be a good time to drop them from your regular use.
Continue reading Word Usage – Words and Phrases to Avoid When Writing
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