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How do I make my writing not boring?
Follow these tips to avoid sounding like a dusty, detached headmaster:
- Choose a topic you’re passionate about.
- Write as if you’re talking to one friend.
- Show your readers the ways in which you’re like them.
- Add vivid details to your stories.
- Use metaphors.
- Don’t be afraid of strong opinions.
- Avoid the passive tense.
What makes narrative writing boring?
Many writers spend too much time developing characters that get killed off early in the story. They also show good luck charms, objects, or places we never see again. These factors, along with an interesting but ultimately irrelevant history, all make appearances in boring stories.
Why is academic writing so boring?
Academic writing is always boring, dry, formulaic, and unnecessarily complex. The writing is meant to not get in the way by making these ideas less clear or harder to assimilate. Some readers don’t like this, as a matter of taste (it seems dry or formulaic), but in the academy it is inescapable.
How can I make my writing less boring?
Please don’t bore your readers with difficult words. Scrap jargon, cut scientific words, and replace long words with short words. Plain English helps your reader comprehend your message. And complex language doesn’t make you look more intelligent. Your readers like to be lazy, don’t exhaust them with boring writing.
What are the most ignored grammar rules and writing practices?
Here are ten of most frequently ignored (or unknown) grammar rules and writing practices: Commas: the comma is the most common punctuation mark and the most misused. It’s a tricky one because the rules are scarce, leaving usage up to style guides and writers’ best judgement.
What are the rules of writing a story?
The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. (That may be a rule for life as well as for writing. But it’s definitely true for writing.) So write your story as it needs to be written.
What makes a good writer?
The best writing follows the rules of grammar (or breaks those rules only with good reason) and is clear, coherent, and consistent. In my work as a writing coach and as an avid reader, I see a lot of the same mistakes. These mistakes aren’t typos or occasional oversights.