If your writing feels flat or vanilla, the problem probably is the way you’ve delivered the words, that is your craftsmanship. Here are some articles to help you master the craft of writing. Click the linked title for the full article:
• Improve your writing by dumping fuzzy words
Fuzzy words weaken your writing by giving an inexact, out-of-focus picture of the landscape or idea that you’re portraying. Examples of fuzzy words include almost, half- , very, really, seem, looked like, and felt.
• Avoid weak pushbutton words
Sometimes rather than finding a truly evocative term, writers get lazy and use pushbutton words. Pushbutton words attempt to evoke an emotional response from readers without appealing to their critical faculties or intellect.
• Coax readers to eat your story’s veggies
If you want to impress readers, give them a cookie. A term coined by CSFW’s David Smith, a cookie is some item in the text that rewards readers paying close attention to the story.
• What’s the difference between ‘mood’/’tone’?
Creating mood and tone involve a complex array of techniques that like include diction (word choice, sentence structure), narrative drive (pacing), and color (descriptive details). But what’s the difference between them?
• Select right word to avoid reader confusion
In any story you tell, your choice of words matters. Selecting the wrong word can lead to a number of problems that quickly turns off the reader to your writing.
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My name is Rob Bignell. I’m an affordable, professional editor who runs Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets the manuscript needs of writers both new and published. I also offer a variety of self-publishing services. During the past 15 years, I’ve helped more than 400 novelists and nonfiction authors obtain their publishing dreams at reasonable prices. I’m also the author of the Storytelling 101 writing guidebooks, four nonfiction hiking guidebook series, and the literary novel Windmill. Several of my short stories in the literary and science fiction genres also have been published.
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