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Character Development Tips
A very important aspect of any sort of creative writing is developing believable characters to populate your stories. While this can seem daunting if you don’t have the proper tools, by adhering to the following character development tips, you will soon be well on your way to crafting believable characters. The first step to developing [...]
Read moreImprove Your Writing by Simplifying Your Sentences
“Simplicity is the glory of expression,” Walt Whitman once said. Good writers know that simple, clear writing is the best way to make their point and keep readers glued to their copy. However, simplicity in writing is difficult to learn. How can you achieve it? First, simplify your thinking. Messy writing often comes from an [...]
Read moreTips to Help Keep Readers Interested in Your Writing
If you want to persuade, keep it neutral. If you read your work out loud and it sounds stilted or angry, rework it to create a tone that is both reasonable and natural. Expressing complicated matters with clarity is an art. Do not be surprised if you are not able to sit down and create [...]
Read moreMastering the Art of Sentence Transitions
Imagine you are on the bank of a running river. Notice how the rocks in the river affect the water’s flow. The water hits the rock, splashes, swirls, and is redirected. Remove the rock, and the river runs freely. In writing, sentence transitions help your content flow smoothly – transitions remove the “rocks.” Transitions are [...]
Read moreThe Essentials of Readable Writing
The ability to produce readable writing used to be an advantage. Now it is a requirement. Yes, even those who sought refuge in the medical or engineering fields are all facing this sweeping requirement. For anyone who wants to be successful, and you do, the importance of writing well can’t be emphasized enough. Whether you [...]
Read moreHow to Persuade Your Readers
1. Make it clear to your readers what your feelings are. If you do not like something, it should be stated in a way that leaves no room for doubt, no matter how they looked at it. How can you hope for anybody to take you – and, along with this, what you write – [...]
Read moreUsing Questions to Draw in Your Readers
Imagine you are writing, for example, a Letter to the Editor. When you finish, you are pretty satisfied that you have presented the facts you want to, but you can’t help but feel that something is a little off. You realize that your tone is a bit too stiff: although it puts the facts out [...]
Read moreChoosing the Best Words for Your Writing
One of the keys to choosing the best words for your writing is to know your audience. If you are writing a piece for doctors, you would choose your words differently than you would for an audience of elementary school children. When writing, you must know your audience and how they will process the information. [...]
Read moreThe Use of Hyphenation
A hyphen mainly joins words, as well as separates the syllables within one word. This punctuation mark is frequently mistaken for dashes and the minus sign. The dash is longer than the hyphen, and is utilized for different purposes. Hyphenation The writing reference Chicago Manual of Style includes an extensive chart which lists numerous types [...]
Read moreWriting an Effective Resume
Coming up with a resume may seem like a daunting endeavor, but you only need to follow a few basic rules to be able to write a competent and competitive resume. The most important guideline is that you present accurate information which is presented in such a way as to attract the interest of potential [...]
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