19 Aug 09 Writing To The Point

The goal of every article, or any other piece of writing is to make a point. Usually you have an idea that you want to convey to your readers persuasively through your writing. That’s not always an easy skill to perform, but with practice is completely achievable. As with all other aspects of writing, getting better at getting your point across is as easy as to just continue writing. Write as often as possible, and just keep a few tips in mind while you write.

Always keep aware of your thesis. Remember that your thesis sentence is what you’re trying to achieve with your article, book, etc. Make sure your thesis sentence is prevalent at the beginning of a work, and then jot down that statement somewhere else so that you never lose sight of your starting idea. The worst thing you can do when you’re trying to make a point, is to lose sight of why you starting writing your piece of work in the first place.

Try not to deviate too much from your point. Doing so adds fluff to the piece that you are writing, which will tend to get away from the topic at hand. When you start to drift away from your purpose, your readers can become bored and fail to read the rest of your piece because they feel there’s too much content that just isn’t relevant. Being as short as possible, and to the point, is the best way to go to garner the attention that you’re trying to achieve.

Finally, just never deviate from the two questions that you should constantly be asking yourself as you write anything. What do you want your readers to know? And, what reaction do you want them to have from your writing? Ask yourself both of these questions as you formulate your piece, and as you edit your piece. Keeping both of them in mind at all times ensures you never get away from the point you’re trying to make.

Tags: Article Book, Bored, Fluff, Jot Down, Piece Of Writing, Thesis Sentence, Writing To The Point

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26 Jun 09 Good Writing Is In The Editing

Good writing is about successfully conveying ideas and thoughts into words, so that you may help someone else understand your point of view through the writing medium. Good writing is also in the editing. Good writing is knowing how much to write, how you should structure a sentence, and also making sure that your writing flows free of grammatical errors. So what should you look for when you’re editing a piece you’ve just completed?

Well, always reread anything you’ve written a few times, to ensure that your sentences flow naturally, and to clear up any grammatical mistakes you may have made. Good policy also suggests reading your pieces aloud, as it’s a fantastic method to double check how your writing sounds on the whole. Reading aloud will give you the opportunity to make sure that everything flows properly, and that all sentences sound complete.

Another widely used, and remarkably effective tactic, is to read in reverse. This is helpful for weeding out those cursed grammatical errors that you may still miss despite completing two or three rereads. When you read your piece in reverse it eliminates the brain’s tendency to remember what you’ve written, which can cause you to skip over mistakes without even knowing that you have.

When restructuring a sentence never add more words to the sentence than were originally there, always cut the excess. The problem with most first drafts of any piece of writing, is that they are much longer than necessarily needed. Focus on condensing your concepts into as few sentences and paragraphs as possible, that way you can form a short concise work that will appeal to a broader audience.

These are just a few quick editing tips, there are many, many more concepts when you really get more in depth into what the editing process can do for a piece of writing. But follow those guidelines and you’ll find yourself well on your way to becoming a better, and more complete writer.

Tags: Audience, Brain, Check Writing, Concise Work, First Drafts, Good Writing, Grammatical Errors, Grammatical Mistakes, Opportunity, Paragraphs, Piece Of Writing, Point Of View, Sentences, Sounds, Tactic, Tendency, Weeding

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