Good writing represents clear thinking. But sometimes even if we have clarity of thoughts, the improper presentation leads to bad writing.
Good writing represents clear thinking. But sometimes even if we have clarity of thoughts, the improper presentation leads to bad writing. Thus good and clear writing often seems to be a daunting task. But it’s a craft that can be learnt by frequent practice. To enable clear writing here are 5 tips to be followed:1) Decide your audience After deciding the audience, choose the topic that is consistent with the interest of the target readers.The very next thing that is to be considered and is also an indispensable part of writing is the logical flow of writing. This logical flow of writing symbolizes the continuity of thoughts which can be exhibited by a well-structured article. To have a proper structure, you should differentiate the writing into well-defined headings and subheadings with appropriate usage.For example,Instead of writing in clumsy paragraphs, you can organize bullet points in a logical structure for better and clear understanding of ideas.Try to avoid:In order to practice clear writing you should at first decide your audience. Then you should carefully craft the topic, content, structure and format. You can then maintain brevity of words, add visualization and finally read and revise to identify the errors.Decide your audienceCarefully craft your topic, content, structure and formatEmbrace brevityAdd visualizationRead and revise3) Embrace brevityFor example, none of my articles have got published. (Long Sentence) none of my articles have got published. (Short Sentences)Moreover you do need to eliminate unnecessary and redundant words and phrases. Try to avoid:Let me briefly summarizeInstead, write:Let me summarize For example, many people. (Passive Voice) articles. (Active Voice)Even the enrichment of vocabulary often helps in one word substitution and usage of exact contextual words.Try to avoid:Mahatma Gandhi cared about others and helped themInstead, write:Mahatma Gandhi was an altruist It’s rightly said that- “One picture is worth a thousand words” which means that multiple, complex messages can be efficiently conveyed by just a single picture. A picture, image, chart or a diagram can add visualization and bring clarity to the writing. Here, the artistic skills are not desired. So a simple drawing using shapes and symbols can serve the purpose.We can write:
5) Read and ReviseA clear writing through a difficult task can eventually be achieved by following these tips and frequent practice. Initially we can get bad writing but always remember that a bad writing is far better than a blank writing. So stop thinking and start writing!
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