Sales Technique for Writing
by Laura @ Word Grrls sales copywriting techniques and stylesI’ve never liked being a salesperson, yet as a writer we are in fact, salespeople. You can’t get around it. We sell ourselves as credible sources for information. But, we also sell our ideas and our writing itself. If you’ve ever thought “Why should anyone read my stuff?” You can understand the relationship between sales and writing (even before publishing comes into it). We want readers to buy into our writing, to be believe what we write, take it seriously. So, we have to sell it.
Never Name an Emotion
by K.M. Weiland @ Wordplay storytellingwriting techniques and stylesVivid writing demands more than just telling a reader how a character is feeling. As readers, we don’t care what the characters are experiencing so much as we care what we experience through the characters. But that’s easier said than done.
POV and Character Description
by Linda Yezak @ AuthorCulture characterswriting techniques and stylesThe current trend of writing in deep third-person point of view can pose a challenge for some writers–the same challenge first-person POV writers face: How to describe the main character to give the reader some image to latch onto. The usual techniques of having the character stare in the mirror or flip through a closet, although effective, are old, worn out and limited. As competitive as the market is these days, freshness in every aspect of writing is mandatory, and this includes character description.
Color Me Vivid
by K.M. Weiland @ Wordplay writing techniques and stylesArguably, no single descriptive attribute can bring a scene to life as quickly as color. We can spend hundreds of words laboring over a description of a springtime meadow or a shipwrecked boat, when a single color is all it takes to burst the scene upon the reader’s eye with perfect clarity. Consider the following quotations:
Don’t ignore the elephant in the room – a law of description
by Roz Morris @ Dirty White Candy storytellingwriting techniques and stylesA common problem in novel manuscripts is that writers don’t use physical description enough. We don’t know what it’s like to stand next to a particular character. Not just their eye or hair colour, which actually makes little difference. I’m talking about how they make the other characters feel. That’s one of the things that makes a character real.
Choosing the Right POV
by K.M. Weiland @ AuthorCulture writing techniques and stylesNarrative point of view (or POV, as it is popularly known in writer parlance) is one of those things that writers often tend to take for granted. We come up with a story idea, sit down to write, and spend maybe all of thirty seconds debating between a first- and third-person POV. But this snap, arbitrary decision is one that will influence every one of the 100,000-plus words to follow. It will be a major deciding factor in the story’s tone and narrative arc. It will control which scenes will be written and which will remain “off camera.” It will close certain doors and open others. In short, POV is often the single most important factor in determining whether or not a story works.
The Four Types of Dramatic Conflict
by Laura Cross @ About A Screenplay writing techniques and stylesAudiences don’t flock to see a film where all the character’s play nice and live their lives free of obstacles. Good drama shows characters in confrontation, in dynamic relationships that emphasize their differences and force them to transform.
Write Like a Black Belt
by Lori Hoeck @ Confident Writing writing techniques and stylesFirst things first, I’m a senior martial arts instructor, but I don’t believe I hold a black belt in writing … yet. How will I know when I’m there?
Embrace Clarity
by Lindsay Amezotchi @ College Writing 101 writing techniques and stylesAs discussed in the last article, it is necessary to re-define voice as style. This means focusing not only on what you say, but also on how you say it. Essentially, voice refers to your writing style, which can be developed by understanding strong writing moves, used in published writing and practicing/applying them to your own writing. This article is part two of a series of articles focusing on voice and style. As a starting place, I have chosen to focus on clarity in order to build a foundation for the other writing moves we will discuss. Put simply, clarity refers to the elimination of under-developed, unessential, unclear, or awkward areas in one’s writing.
Defining “Voice” in Writing
by Lindsay Amezotchi @ College Writing 101 writing techniques and stylesThis is part one of a series of articles on your voice and style as a writer. When it comes to any type of writing, college writing included, you should never ever, nuh uh, oh please don’t, definitely do not underestimate the power of your writing voice, which can be developed by studying the strong writing moves we will cover in this series.
5 Tips for Developing Your Writer’s Voice
by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen @ Quips and Tips writing confidencewriting techniques and stylesSuccessful writers need their own voice and style – because brilliant ideas alone don’t a solid writing career make! These five tips for developing your writer’s voice will improve your writing skills and increase your confidence.
Better Persuasive Writing
by Chesley @ Daily Freelance Writing Tips writing techniques and stylesSometimes the goal of writing a piece is to persuade the reader. You may want to convince them to agree with your idea, purchase a product, or get motivated to do something. Here are some persuasive writing tips to make your copy more convincing.
How To Simplify Your Writing
by Monika Mundell @ The Writers Manifesto writing techniques and stylesGood writing is simple. Simple means that you prefer to use words that are easy to comprehend and understand. Therefore this is why kids books are so popular and successful. Just look at the famous Harry Potter books by J.K.Rowling. The text is easy to read while it provides enough excitement to want to keep reading on.
5 Ways to Improve Your Writing
by William Meikle @ Quips and Tips writing techniques and stylesPublished author William Meikle offers five ways to improve your writing skills. It’s a neverending endeavor, fellow scribes!
10 ways to make your readers feel at home
by Joanna @ Confident Writing methodtipswriting techniques and stylesI don’t know if you ever get a sense of recognition when you’re reading, a sense of familiarity maybe, or a feeling of being at home? I know I do. It’s a mixture of feeling comfortable and relaxed in the ’space’ that they’ve created for me, and the sense that I ‘know’ the writer behind the words.