In writing, it takes more than a few well placed words for vivid images to live. Writers should consult Writing Check-List. Writing ideas, work-in-the-making, are sifted through Writing Check-List, to make your projects better.
Writing Check-List is a writer's tool that should be used frequently.
It's wise to take a break from writing projects. You'll come-back refreshed, and better able to critique. Issues and problems with your work becomes clearer. It's easier to deal with an issue, problem, when you can see it.
Writing Check-List requires question asking like the following.
1. Is your writing understandable?
The night melted into darn...
In my mind, I meant to write dawn. The Check-List pointed out my mistake.
2. Writing projects must be stuffed with vivid images. This applies to fiction and non-fiction.
3. Strong verbs makes reading more interesting.
Bill ran.
Or
Bill dashed.
Dashed tells how urgent the situation is for Bill.
4. Paragraphs move with ease from one to the next.
Each idea begins a new paragraph.
5. Transitions flow from idea to idea, effortlessly.
6. Discard words that's not needed.
Well, it happened, last night, on November 14, 8 p.m.
What word(s) should be discarded.
7. The opening sentence, fiction or non-fiction, must grab the reader's attention.
8. Titles are what potential readers see, usually. The title is an invitation to read your writing
project. The invitation tickles the senses, opens-up disbelief, for example.
This is the hook to catch readers interests. You have only seconds.
In closing, Writing Check-List is a tool to inspire the best fiction or non-fiction within you.
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Thursday, November 14, 2013
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Critique
Have a question? Agree, disagree, with me? Leave me your opinion.
Sighs of relief happens when a writing project is completed. Yet, the writing project requires more. The last step is to critique.
It's necessary to distance oneself from the writing project. You need the mental break from it.
Try a new activity. Perhaps, start a new writing project. Develop a character for a work of fiction. Decide whether or not to write in a new genre, or write an essay.
The longer a writing project is, the longer "needed time" away. You'll come-back to the writing project refreshed, and with better writing ideas.
Let's critique.
Read it. Is your writing attention grabbing? Paragraphs must sway smoothly from one to the next. The images should inspire a reader to understand, sadden or ignite a response. Sometimes, a reaction is negative.
Strong verbs plays an important part of writing. They stir readers into the subject.
Pay attention to transitions. Are they flowing from one idea to the next?
Every word word contributes to the writing project, or is removed.
Read the writing project out-loud. Is it the best you have to offer? If yes, move on. If no, start the critiquing process over.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
How To Edit
Have a question? Agree, disagree,
with me? Leave me your opinion.
Editing is a necessary part of
writing. It's how the editor's
eye is developed, and your
writing becomes publishing ready.
Get comfortable. Bring everything
you'll need to finish a session of
editing. Place your coffee/tea in
its spot. A piece of toast, apple,
chewing gum and any other snack is
positioned in your writing place.
Keep what you'll want near-by, and
have no excuse to stop your editing
session early.
1. Read your article, chapter, poem
or project.
2. Put it down to have a snack.
3. Read it again, out-loud.
4. Check for typos, syntax errors,
grammatical mistakes and incorrect
writing.
5. Make sure strong verbs dominate.
6. Adjectives are used if there's no
other choice.
7. The editing process is complete
when every word has been turned upside
down. Or, when you feel it's time to
show-case it.
Source: http://hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Edit
with me? Leave me your opinion.
Editing is a necessary part of
writing. It's how the editor's
eye is developed, and your
writing becomes publishing ready.
Get comfortable. Bring everything
you'll need to finish a session of
editing. Place your coffee/tea in
its spot. A piece of toast, apple,
chewing gum and any other snack is
positioned in your writing place.
Keep what you'll want near-by, and
have no excuse to stop your editing
session early.
1. Read your article, chapter, poem
or project.
2. Put it down to have a snack.
3. Read it again, out-loud.
4. Check for typos, syntax errors,
grammatical mistakes and incorrect
writing.
5. Make sure strong verbs dominate.
6. Adjectives are used if there's no
other choice.
7. The editing process is complete
when every word has been turned upside
down. Or, when you feel it's time to
show-case it.
Source: http://hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Edit
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Re-Fit Writing
Have a question? Agree, disagree,
with me? Leave me your opinion.
It's time to edit your non-fiction,
fiction, poetry, but there are other
things you need, want, to do. You,
too, regret the task of plucking-out
titles, lines or paragraphs. Stop. There's
no need to throw them away. Simply, re-use
your writing.
Re-use sliced away editior-grabbing titles,
prancing lines or page turning paragraphs into
new projects.
Jot them down on three by five index cards,
a computer file or note-book. One line can
spell-over into many different projects.
I wrote a scene about characters in a power
struggle. It was fast paced, and to say one of
the character's knees buckled didn't fit into
the scene. I realized it after going back to
edit.
I made notes on a computer file.
Months later, I was scanning through the file,
and peeled away the start of a new project.
The new project was about human-like beings in
a corporate setting. It wasn't the only idea.
In conclusion, there is always a world, setting,
waiting for reuseable words.
Source: http://www.hubpages.com/hub/Re-Use-Your-Writiing
with me? Leave me your opinion.
It's time to edit your non-fiction,
fiction, poetry, but there are other
things you need, want, to do. You,
too, regret the task of plucking-out
titles, lines or paragraphs. Stop. There's
no need to throw them away. Simply, re-use
your writing.
Re-use sliced away editior-grabbing titles,
prancing lines or page turning paragraphs into
new projects.
Jot them down on three by five index cards,
a computer file or note-book. One line can
spell-over into many different projects.
I wrote a scene about characters in a power
struggle. It was fast paced, and to say one of
the character's knees buckled didn't fit into
the scene. I realized it after going back to
edit.
I made notes on a computer file.
Months later, I was scanning through the file,
and peeled away the start of a new project.
The new project was about human-like beings in
a corporate setting. It wasn't the only idea.
In conclusion, there is always a world, setting,
waiting for reuseable words.
Source: http://www.hubpages.com/hub/Re-Use-Your-Writiing
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Titles: An Alternative
Have a question? Agree, disagree,
with me? Leave me your opinion.
"I'm still not sure how to
title my work." You said.
Let's look at an alternative
method of picking a title.
Slowly read through your
work. Write down the
words that are mentioned
frequently.
Make lists. Select the words
that are attention grabbing,
and creative.
Search engines like Google,
Yahoo, and MSN sift through
their databases looking for
pages that satisfy the words
submitted to them.
Key-words make excellent
titles.
Key-words are typed in a
search engine when someone
is looking for something.
"How to figure out what key-
words to use?" You pondered.
Determine what words best
describe your work. Or, what
words will people type in a
search engine. Think of anything,
everything, people would type in
the search engine about your topic.
Prepare a list of key-words that
pertain to your article.
The best words describing your
work is selected as a title. Also,
the words in the title are sprinkled
throughout the piece.
Take a look at the excerpt.
Critique and Write: How?
Read through your story, essay,
article, poem, or draft. Do it once.
Put your work aside.
You need a mental break from
your work. Talk to friends. Start
a new project, treat yourself, or
join a writer's forum.
On day two, read it out-loud. You're
checking for mis-statements, typos,
omissions, syntax errors, grammatical
slip-ups, and weak writing. Is the
correct phrases situated in your
writing? Take notice of run-on
sentences.
Reading out-loud allows you to hear
errors.
Subjects and verbs match?
Have you done this?
It just happen, and I didn't get
a chance to respond.
Correction
It just happened, and I didn't
get a chance to respond.
Use plenty of strong verbs.
Adjectives are used, but not
often.
Was the wrong word typed?
You meant to type here, but
hear was written. Or, pair was
intended, and pear graced your
page.
Glide through the editing process
slowly. Go through your work as
many times as needed.
The bigger the writing project, the
more times it needs critiquing.
Remember, easy to read text
appeals to a wider audience.
Write as if you're talking to an
acquaintance, friend, in non-fiction.
Provide easy to understand wording,
and be direct.
When non-fiction is read, questions
comes to mind. So, look for
possible questions as you critique.
Anticipate questions, and answer
them.
During the critiquing process, answer
questions from the reader's point-of-
view.
Or, answer commonly asked questions
about your work.
What would you ask? Is a point
confusing? Clear-up jumbled
information.
In fiction, grab, hold, the reader's
attention. Often, readers escape
into the story world, because it's
written well. Many times, people
identify with a character, dislike,
a character's best friend, know a
person similar to the villain, and/or
something in the story makes him/her
angry, happy.
The critiquing process is more
challenging than the writing. Still,
it's part of the writer's job.
It's, certainly, my least favorite
task.
Follow these easy, but effective,
steps to critiquing your work.
Source: http://www.printcasting.com/content/critique-and-write-how
What key-words would
you pick?
Possible key-words are:
how to critique, edit, write
better, step by step critique,
critique fast.
What did you come-up with?
Note: There's a tool to help with
checking for key-words. It's called
Google Adwords Keyword Tool:
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal.
with me? Leave me your opinion.
"I'm still not sure how to
title my work." You said.
Let's look at an alternative
method of picking a title.
Slowly read through your
work. Write down the
words that are mentioned
frequently.
Make lists. Select the words
that are attention grabbing,
and creative.
Search engines like Google,
Yahoo, and MSN sift through
their databases looking for
pages that satisfy the words
submitted to them.
Key-words make excellent
titles.
Key-words are typed in a
search engine when someone
is looking for something.
"How to figure out what key-
words to use?" You pondered.
Determine what words best
describe your work. Or, what
words will people type in a
search engine. Think of anything,
everything, people would type in
the search engine about your topic.
Prepare a list of key-words that
pertain to your article.
The best words describing your
work is selected as a title. Also,
the words in the title are sprinkled
throughout the piece.
Take a look at the excerpt.
Critique and Write: How?
Read through your story, essay,
article, poem, or draft. Do it once.
Put your work aside.
You need a mental break from
your work. Talk to friends. Start
a new project, treat yourself, or
join a writer's forum.
On day two, read it out-loud. You're
checking for mis-statements, typos,
omissions, syntax errors, grammatical
slip-ups, and weak writing. Is the
correct phrases situated in your
writing? Take notice of run-on
sentences.
Reading out-loud allows you to hear
errors.
Subjects and verbs match?
Have you done this?
It just happen, and I didn't get
a chance to respond.
Correction
It just happened, and I didn't
get a chance to respond.
Use plenty of strong verbs.
Adjectives are used, but not
often.
Was the wrong word typed?
You meant to type here, but
hear was written. Or, pair was
intended, and pear graced your
page.
Glide through the editing process
slowly. Go through your work as
many times as needed.
The bigger the writing project, the
more times it needs critiquing.
Remember, easy to read text
appeals to a wider audience.
Write as if you're talking to an
acquaintance, friend, in non-fiction.
Provide easy to understand wording,
and be direct.
When non-fiction is read, questions
comes to mind. So, look for
possible questions as you critique.
Anticipate questions, and answer
them.
During the critiquing process, answer
questions from the reader's point-of-
view.
Or, answer commonly asked questions
about your work.
What would you ask? Is a point
confusing? Clear-up jumbled
information.
In fiction, grab, hold, the reader's
attention. Often, readers escape
into the story world, because it's
written well. Many times, people
identify with a character, dislike,
a character's best friend, know a
person similar to the villain, and/or
something in the story makes him/her
angry, happy.
The critiquing process is more
challenging than the writing. Still,
it's part of the writer's job.
It's, certainly, my least favorite
task.
Follow these easy, but effective,
steps to critiquing your work.
Source: http://www.printcasting.com/content/critique-and-write-how
What key-words would
you pick?
Possible key-words are:
how to critique, edit, write
better, step by step critique,
critique fast.
What did you come-up with?
Note: There's a tool to help with
checking for key-words. It's called
Google Adwords Keyword Tool:
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal.
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