WRITING ESSENTIALS

Good Writing:
(other than the first one these are not commandments but gentle
reminders)

1. Is clear, specific, and honest.**********************

2. Has a sense of order and design
3. Is built up around concrete nouns and active verbs.
4. Uses adjectives and adverbs sparingly
5. Uses a variety of sentence structures.

Most Common Mechanical Errors

(a list of simple and noticable mistakes that are easy to avoid)

1. Typos********************
2. Comma usage
3. Subject/Verb agreement
4. Vague pronoun reference
5. Poor word choice

Methods to improve your work

(and they help to make writing easier)

1. Write frequently**************
2. Write first, fix it second
3. Read your work outloud
4. Have others examine your work and make suggestions
5. Revise, revise, revise, revise, revise, revise, revise....get the idea?