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Writing Techniques

The document provides several writing techniques for improving one's writing skills, including reading widely to learn proper structure and style, practicing writing daily, outlining and drafting content, varying sentence structures and vocabulary, keeping writing concise, using online tools for editing, and asking others for feedback. It recommends exposure to different genres and formats to expand one's understanding of the English language. Regular writing practice, developing outlines, and revising drafts can help produce well-organized content. A mixture of sentence types and words aids readability. Editing and seeking reviews catches any remaining errors or clarity issues.

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Writing Techniques

The document provides several writing techniques for improving one's writing skills, including reading widely to learn proper structure and style, practicing writing daily, outlining and drafting content, varying sentence structures and vocabulary, keeping writing concise, using online tools for editing, and asking others for feedback. It recommends exposure to different genres and formats to expand one's understanding of the English language. Regular writing practice, developing outlines, and revising drafts can help produce well-organized content. A mixture of sentence types and words aids readability. Editing and seeking reviews catches any remaining errors or clarity issues.

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Writing

Techniques
https://www.wordy.com/writers-workshop/writing-tips-exercises-and-techniques/

Read a lot (including formats and genres you wouldn’t normally read)
One of the best ways to learn how to improve your own writing is to read writing by others. Those who
read a lot learn to recognise correct sentence structures, grammar usage and spelling. In addition, you
can pay attention to how a work is structured to learn how to best structure your own work. However,
you shouldn’t just read the same thing, such as newspaper articles or classic works of lengthy fiction,
exclusively. The English language isn’t static, and there’s not just one correct style of writing. By reading
those classic novels as well as blog posts, you can learn about the different ways in which the language is
used.

Practice writing every day


If you want to make your writing better, practice writing something every day. Whether it’s a blog post,
part of the novel you’re working on or a few emails, you’ll get better at writing the more you do it.

Develop outlines and write drafts


When you’re writing your own documents, whether they’re letters or novels, you might find it helpful to
develop an outline of what you want to say before you start writing. This can help you make sure you
cover the information you need to cover and help you organise the content. In addition, writing a first
draft and then going back and revising your work to delete irrelevant information and add any necessary
information can help you make sure you include everything you need to.

Use a variety of sentence structures and vocabulary


For readers, documents that only use short, very simple sentences or words can be boring and
repetitious. On the other hand, if a document only includes very long, complex sentences and an
advanced vocabulary, readers may get frustrated as they try to figure out what those sentences and
words mean. Help increase the readability of your document by using a mixture of sentence structures
and vocabulary.

Keep it short and to the point


It’s always best to write in the most straightforward manner possible. By keeping your text clear and
concise, you will increase the likelihood that a reader will stick with your work and engage with your
content.
Use online tools
A wide range of online sources are available to help you improve your writing. If you’re not sure how to
spell a word or whether you’re using it correctly, try an online dictionary. To help broaden your
vocabulary, check out an online thesaurus (but remember not to go too crazy finding alternative
words—sometimes simpler is better).

Always edit your work


Before you send an email to its recipients, publish a blog post online or send your latest novel to a
publisher, make sure you edit it. It’s not enough to just run the spelling check in your word-processing
software, however. Spell check doesn’t catch everything (e.g. it doesn’t know whether you meant to use
‘to’ or ‘too’), and you don’t want to send out work that includes typos or errors.

Ask for feedback


Either while you’re writing or when you’re done, give your work to someone else to read and ask for
feedback. This is a great way to catch any lingering mistakes and to get an outside opinion on whether
your meaning is clear. If your reader can’t understand what you’re trying to say, go back and revise your
work so you convey the message you want.

GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. Are the strategies mentioned applied by some writers?
 Yes
2. Have you tried writing the same way? How did you find these strategies?
Did it help or not?
 I have tried writing using some techniques. These strategies are all helpful to me.
It helps me in terms of writing statements easily and wisely.
3. If you haven’t find these strategies, would you consider them? Why or
Why not?

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