Magnetic Writing

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How to Master Clarity in Writing

Hey everyone, I’m back. At least, for some time. I’m sorry for not writing for so long, but the thing is, these examinations never really leave you in peace. I have to study for the SSC (Secondary School Certificate) Examinations which are going to happen in March 2012; and as you might imagine, there is a heck lot to study, which is why I couldn’t update this site up till now. In an ideal world, I would update it every week, now even every month isn’t looking too sure.

Still, I will definitely update whenever I get some time. And after all, quality is more important than quality right? So therefore you can still await those superb articles filled to the brim with writing tips (all right, all right, enough bragging).

I actually lost the draft of this post before, due to Human Error and a disgusting trust on Windows Live Writer (ahem, Microsoft). And everyone knows it’s quite difficult to write again once you’ve lost your writing, and the flair is not there. Still I will be trying my best.

Now, on with the show!

Clarity is a hot topic in writing. As you can imagine, nearly every writer and blogger out there is saying his piece on what is, and what isn’t clarity. How to attain it, how to use it. And why it’s just so important.

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Top Ten Tips to Fight and Defeat Writers’ Block

Writers’ block is common. In fact, it’s so common that there have been countless posts on how to avoid it, and how to cure it if it’s there already.

Some people say there is no such thing as writers’ block. It’s just an excuse for procrastination. After all, these people say, how many other professions are there in which one can say he can’t work because he has a block? Is there a bricklayers’ block or something? Are we missing something?

I think we can all safely say that there is a thing called writers’ block. It’s not the same for everyone. Some people may be so talented or get extremely lucky to the point that they don’t get writers’ block, ever. That’s a good thing. But the vast majority of writers have had to face writers’ block at least once in their career. At least once, they were attacked by it. But they managed to fight it, and defeat it well too. Can we do the same?

What a silly question. Yes, you heard it right: the answer is a loud “Yes!”.

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Be Aware of the Reading Level of Your Audience

What you think is easy to grasp may not be easy to grasp. What you think is easy to understand may not be easy to understand for other people. What they think is easy could be hard for others, and vice versa. You write at a level comfortable for you. For you, it is good. [...] Click to continue reading »

Improve Your Writing by Using Figures of Speech

Do you want to improve your writing? If the answer is a loud “Yes” then you know that there are certain things which are recommended in writing. Some of them are: Having a proper writing voice Having some personality Using emotive language Today, we’ll look into an element of grammar that achieves all three of [...] Click to continue reading »

1 Year Later: How I Improved My Writing

One year and a day ago, I was writing a post for my blog. The post was just a normal post. At the time, I just wrote it and left it in the blog archives. And then, nearly a year later, wrote another post. The two posts were written by the same person: me. But [...] Click to continue reading »

7 Questions to Consider When Writing

Writing is tough, right? There are just so many things to consider when you are writing something, be it anything. It could be a: Blog post or article Fiction Poetry School paper Business report Etc etc There are so many, many questions to consider when writing. Some of them are useful. Some of them are [...] Click to continue reading »

The Need to Say More with Less – Concise Writing Tips

As attention spans keep getting shorter, tight writing becomes more and more important. In recent years, people have shown a tendency to ignore and scan any content which does not appear to be written tight. But what is tight writing? Tight writing is a matter of survival, says Copyblogger Associate Editor Jon Morrow. There is [...] Click to continue reading »