Those with better vocabularies and slicker prose seem, by all technical accounts, to be the best of the group. Good writers , like any good communicator, worry about one thing and one thing only: connecting their audience to the story. Big words, little words, made up words and even text speak are all up for grabs. Write like Sorkin would write a story based on your life. If you sound like a bumbling idiot when using big words, you probably want to put the thesaurus down the next time you write a post.
If your vocabulary is limited, who cares? Just write as who you are. I think the same is true about writing. I told her that writing was more like math then she suspected. Business—like life—can be complicated.
Products can be involved or concepts may seem impenetrable. But good content deconstructs the complex to make it easily understood: It sheds the corporate Frankenspeak and conveys things in human, accessible terms.
Clarity of writing usually follows clarity of thought. So think what you want to say, then say it as simply as possible. Rather, it elects to simply say it better. It only means you have to hone your own unique perspective and voice. Writers get the byline and any glory. But behind the scenes, a good editor adds a lot to process. Remember what I said above about there being two kinds of people?
And very often, both being wrong? A good editor teases the best out of so-called writers and non-writers alike. And if so, why is that odd? Because in a world where we have an opportunity and responsibility to tell our stories online, we need to find not just the right words… but the very best ones. Great post, Ann. Part of the challenge is balancing writing for academic journals and writing for my own website as the structure and expectations can be different. Great blog. So I found it very interesting that Mark Twain mentioned that it makes you a good writer.
You know what, John? Pithy post, Annie. I love it and am convicted of it. Key to good communication. Thanks Ann — this is excellent! Excellent list. Thank you for this post! This is one of the most inspiring posts I have read about writing. And that bonus is so true and crucial in good writing! I know that my editor has been an important influence in how my writing improved over the past couple of years.
I will be sharing with them. Always a great read Ann. That being said, there are many people who can tell a great story. They might not win the Pulitzer, but they get their point across and people enjoy reading what they write.
To me that is a success. Life is long and there are so many decisions. Thank you! Thank you for a very interesting read.
I am a trully dreadful writer! You have given me a little inspiration to carry on with my mediocre copy writing skills for websites in the hope that I will learn more and get better at it as I also believed that it was a skill you were born with. Thank you for you knowledge and experience. I have been writing my lifes story for 23 years. It has been trying.
Starting and stoping. I am using my honest voice and there are a lot of questions to be asked in it. I am now focused on delivering it to the universe.
I dont have a editor as of yet. Shipping the work is. I remember utter terror to even start writing. Paralysis and fear of choosing the wrong words, my writing sucks, etc derailed everything. With that being said…this was brilliant Ann. I hate using brilliant, because I feel like the social webs overuse of it has devalued the meaning somewhat, but that is the first thing that came to mind.
You make it extremely simple to understand a very complex topic, and even simpler description. Absolutely spot on article on writing! Thanks for pulling together these 9 points. Though I think the advice is directed at non-fiction writing could have read it wrong , I also think all writers can learn something from your list.
And even if you are a fiction writer, you still have to market yourself and your work, which also makes you a non-fiction writer as well. If you are interested, send me an email. Hey Mark — I was speaking more about non-fiction. I love this! I learned a lot from successful writers and there are few things which draw the line between successful writers and the unsuccessful one. These qualities are essential for an effective writer because they spotlight a certain devotion and openness—both of which are necessary to achieve writing greatness.
There are certain characteristics of a good writer which they will always have irrespective of the niche they are in. This is because they have to evaluate, write and re-write the same piece of content over and over again. So if you are disciplined then you definitely possess one of the characteristics required to be a great writer. They always read with a more deep purpose.
Think about the author like J. Rowling Harry Potter with amazing fiction novel. The reason why Harry Potter became a huge success because the author was thinking outside the box. Affiliate Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links, and I receive a commission if you purchase through one of the links, at no additional cost to you.
Writing can be challenging because you have to research, think, write, proofread, and finally edit your content. Grammarly is a wonderful tool , which helps us find all the grammatical errors in our content.
Grammarly can help you in many ways to notch up your content free of errors and clarity. As we know, to survive in the tight competition in this world among all writers, you need to have a lot of patience.
In the beginning, it is tough to sit and write. But, when you make it a routine, you can make it your habit. The more we write, it becomes our routine, and we can gradually increase our working hours to produce more content. All the great writers had also faced rejections, but their patience towards their goal has made them what they are today. So, I tell you that having more patience is one of the essential characteristics of a good writer. Working late at night helps us think more creatively, as per the health report suggested by scientists.
The new ideas we bring into the content makes our written copy look more appealing and thoughtful. We should follow all the influencers in our niches to get a clear idea of writing more perfectly. The best platform to find and follow influencers is Twitter and Linkedin where you find many of them.
If we have a strong vocabulary, we can have a big list of choices of words that we can bring to our content.
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