tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59771785784445738182024-03-13T18:37:54.855-07:00Janice WritingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675854506539168625noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977178578444573818.post-44463246268308616702016-10-18T08:01:00.000-07:002016-10-18T08:01:53.778-07:005 Ways to Find Your Writing Voice<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Take time to identify your audience, motives, and goals for writing in order to achieve your most authentic writing voice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. Be Authentic</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good writing is honest writing. If you want to find an engaging writing voice that will resonate with others, you have to be yourself. Not a funny guy? Then don’t force jokes. Don’t use jargon in writing you don’t normally use when speaking (especially if you don’t even know what it means). Trust me – saying what you mean in the clearest, simplest terms is the best way to be understood by your reader. And when people understand your first few sentences, they are more inclined to read on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Honest writing also means being authentic about your personal experiences, when and if appropriate. For example, on my college and graduate school consulting blog, I share stories about how I overcame a debilitating fear of public speaking in college or mistakes I made in the classroom that I needed to correct to earn a professor’s respect. My student readers tend to respond favorably to these stories; they demonstrate that I dealt with and overcame problems similar to what they might be struggling with right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">However, you want to be honest without being overly confessional. Meaning, I never wrote about my pregnancy or the birth of my first child on my professional blog, or my feelings about the intersection between new motherhood, maintaining my professional identity, and how the two converged to impact my sense of self-worth. Those reflections went on my personal writing website, which I do not cross-promote on my business blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can’t find your authentic voice without knowing who you are writing for. Who is your targeted audience? There are two ways to determine who comprises your readership. You can pick a discrete swath of the population and tailor your topics, tone, and style to your readers’ interests.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For example, someone who is trying to establish herself as a cooking expert might launch a blog with recipes, tips, and stories about what memories certain dishes evoke for her. Meanwhile, a copywriter who is attempting to win more clients might post book reviews, writing prompts, or advice for improving your written communication skills. In this case, the experience is established by giving away some information, while simultaneously demonstrating his potential value to readers who need a copywriter’s assistance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">However, you can also let the readers come to you if you write what you want to write about – whether that is how to finish a book, restoring old furniture, your experiences as a stay-at-home parent, or DIY home improvement projects. The right readers will organically find you.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Whether you are intentionally pursuing a certain audience, decide who you are addressing with your writing.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. What’s Your Motive?</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Figuring out your audience goes hand-in-hand with understanding your motive for writing.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Are you writing for fun, to make a small amount of money, or to earn a full income?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Are you working for yourself or for someone else?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you enjoy what you’re writing?</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are writing for yourself, you need to be motivated to blog regularly, finish a novel, or contribute to a scholarly journal. Pick a topic that engages you, and readers will follow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Often a writer’s motive is earning a paycheck (and nothing wrong with that!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">However, if you aren’t particularly interested in the assigned topic, your apathy will likely come through in your content. Find a way to make the assignment more interesting for you (approach the topic from a unique or unexpected angle, interview people in the field, or do some research on the history of your subject). Both the person paying you and his readers will thank you.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. How Does It Serve Your Overall Goal?</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This point asks you to get even more specific about your motive. What kind of writer are you? How are you using your writing to further your professional agenda or personal mission? Are you trying to “brand” yourself through your writing?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These days, first impressions are often through the written word, rather than face-to-face meetings or even by phone. How do you want to represent yourself?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On my education consulting website, I stick to formal language, with website copy and blog posts following a straightforward formula of describing a problem experienced by many college and graduate students and then offering concrete steps to resolving it. Readers need to know that if they pay me for my services, I can help them identify the obstacle(s), assist them in defining their goals, and provide a detailed roadmap to achieving their objective.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span>However, on my personal writing website, I allow myself to write about whatever I want. There is always a point, but they are reflections on what’s going on in my life. I do not follow any specific formula, use a much more informal voice, include pictures of my family, and post only when I want. In this case, my agenda is to simply present myself as a writer and feature examples of my work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today I thought that since you know almost nothing about me<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'ll write<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> a little about my favorite <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stuff. I've decided <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to pick one book, one TV show and one song that have been <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">my absolute favorites for the last si<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">x mo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nths.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1) Books</span></h3>
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. </span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />I have a confession to make. I've picked this one not just because of the exciting plot, vivid characters and unexpected twists. I loved the actual BOOK - the printed London Green Penguin edition with original illustrations by Quentin Blake. Everything about it is great - I love how the pages smell, the paper feels and also the fact that it has some fun bonus features like what Roald Dahl's writing place looked like and how he was addicted to chocolate.<br /><br />Now for the story. It actually is a tale for kids until it's not. If I read it as a child, I'm a 100% sure I would get scared at some parts. A fat kid gets sucked out of the chocolate river into a pipe going God knows where. Will he get out alive? No one knows. And oompa lumpas - the weird midget workers at the factory start singing a song saying the kid's earned it. Creepy, right? Some crazy stuff happens to other 3 kids, and only Charlie is "unchanged" by the end of the book. <br /><br />The story has a straight message: don't eat too much, don't watch TV all day long, don't chew gum for too long, and don't think you'll get everything you want from your parents. The moral is simple, the story itself is pretty much simple, too. So what is it, that makes this book so appealing? The atmosphere of magic, adventure, and suspence! The letter from Willy Wonka to the Golden Ticket winners started like this: "Tremendous things are in store for you! Many wonderful surprises await you!" This is pretty much the book description: this magic world of the chocolate factory is so unexpected!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crazy On Y<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ou</span></span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the last year or so, I've been picking up new music from movies, TV series, commercials, etc. So about three months ago I was watching <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the</span> trailer for the new Jake Gyllenhaal movie "Demolition", and there it was - "Crazy On You" by Heart. I fell in love with it from the first couple of chords. It was just so energetic and so freeing. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>henever I was listening to it, it somehow appealed to me, whatever the mood I was in.<br /><br />The song has everything I need from it <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">musically</span>: an intriguing intro, a racing rhythm and a simple, but great bass line [though I'm not sure whether it's bass or guitar]. And then there are these hysterical and powerful vocals. Anyway, the song somehow gets me still after three months of listening. What can I say - not many do the same.<br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Americans </span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I try not to pick TV series with more than one season lately, but after I watched a couple episodes of "The Americans", I thought I'll give <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">this one</span> a try. Good thing is, I never binge-watched it, kept it to 1 episode every two days, maybe a couple through the weekend. But that doesn't mean it was not good enough. It was a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">great</span> show. <br /><br />Two young KGB agents come to the US during the Cold War, fit in, raise two kids and lead a normal American life. Except the fact that they don't. They have to complete lots of dangerous missions the Center puts them on. And meanwhile, they lie to their kids, to their neighbor who's an FBI agent and to their employer - a traveling agency.<br /><br />The creator of the show is a former CIA agent. I think he actually knows a thing or two about the spies.<br /><br />The show's not vanilla, it's actually brutally honest about both the KGB spies and the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span>mericans. And I don't remember any of it being boring. What's also interesting, the main characters do develop throughout the story. They were incredibly patriotic in the beginning. Now they are exhausted and questioning the importance of the whole job that they do. It's 2 more seasons left - and I can't wait to see what happens next.<br /><br />So here was my list of absolute favorites for these past six months.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Please share your<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s in the comments.</span></span><br /><br />image cre<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it:</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="_r3"><span class="irc_ho" dir="ltr"> intern.blogs.american.edu</span></span><span class="_r3 irc_msc"><a class="_ZR irc_msl i3591" data-i="1" data-noload="" data-ved="0ahUKEwiB5JrntcbPAhWLXCwKHbYeDoMQhxwICA" href="https://www.google.com.ua/search?tbs=simg%3Am00&tbnid=AIo32zIYTCVIbM%3A&docid=dXKKGk4njC48YM&bih=875&biw=1920&tbm=isch" tabindex="0"><span class="irc_idim"></span></a></span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675854506539168625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977178578444573818.post-63897979421142756482016-09-26T04:11:00.001-07:002016-10-06T07:25:12.745-07:00Writing Rules You Should Feel Free to Break<style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; direction: ltr; line-height: 120%; text-align: left; }</style>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Many young writers
look to their idols for advice on how to write well. And they will
find plenty of it. Modern writers seem to have developed a lexicon of
rules that labels some types of writing or even whole categories of
grammar as “bad” and others as “good”.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The fact, for
example, that the <a href="http://www.hemingwayapp.com/">Hemingway app</a> exists, where writers can put their
writing through the lens of a virtual Hemingway and have their work
analyzed according to his values as a writer, proves the point. The
app checks your work for its simplicity, highlighting complex
sentences, complex words, adverbs and passive voice so that you can
eliminate those “errors”.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But where did we get
this idea in the first place? That English writing has to be
adverb-free and as to the point as possible?</span></span></span></div>
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writer, here’s a list of these and other writing rules for you to
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes,
simplicity can be elegant. But does that mean that all writing should
be so straightforward? What about writers like Gabriel Garcia Marquez
with his long, twisting story lines and constant side-tracking? Or
Faulkner’s stream of consciousness sentences that sometimes took up
an entire page? Or J.D. Salinger who also loved a long-winded phrase?
Or this famous first sentence from Charles Dicken’s <i>A Tale of
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #131518;">"It
was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of
wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it
was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the
season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of
despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we
were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other
way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that
some of the noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for
good or evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The fact that this
book became a tome of English Literature proves the point that just
because it’s not simple doesn’t mean it’s not great writing.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<h3 style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Adverbs</span></span></span></h3>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Many a
writer has famously derided the use of adverbs. But it’s a curious
practice to eliminate an entire grammatical area of your own
language. Perhaps it’s time to embrace the adverb and its ability
to describe essential information. Here are some words I bet you
didn’t know were adverbs:</span></span></span></div>
<ul>
<li>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Before</span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After</span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since</span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seldom</span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sometimes</span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Often</span></span></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But those aren’t
the adverbs some writers want to eliminate. These are:</span></span></span></div>
<ul>
<li>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Elegantly</span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gently</span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Irritably</span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Courageously</span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sadly</span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Foolishly</span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gladly</span></span></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All words can be
used to gain the effect the author desires. Ask John Banville who won
the Booker Prize for <i>The Sea</i> and who, by the way, used adverbs
<b>liberally</b> throughout the book.
</span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<h3 style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
“Said” vs. All Other Forms of “Said”</span></span></span></h3>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Elmore Leonard famously declared (he would
say “famously said”) that all dialogue should only be expressed
with the word “said”. For example, you shouldn’t use
“grumbled”, “whined”, “cursed”, “cried”, “swore”,
“slurred”, “whispered”, “shouted” or any other word that
could be replaced with “said”. The benefit of these other forms
of “said” is that they can explain volumes about a character’s
emotional state and complement the sentence they’re speaking. A
simple example:</span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Give me your gold
or I’ll take it myself,” the giant <b>growled</b>.
</span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Would it be as scary
if he merely <i>said</i> it?</span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<h3 style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Avoid Repetition</span></span></span></h3>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Depending on the context, repetition of words or phrases can help to
drive a point home or even be poignant. The phrase “And so it goes”
appears throughout Kurt Vonnegut’s <i>Slaughterhouse Five</i> as a
sort of punctuation for some of his most emotionally evocative
scenes. This sentence from Audrey Niffenegger’s <i>The Time
Traveler’s Wife </i>is a good example of how repetition can be
used: <span style="color: #131518;">“Clare takes my hand, and we stand
together, in the crowd, and if there is a God, then God, let me just
stand here quietly and inconspicuously, </span><span style="color: #131518;"><b>here
and now, here and now</b></span><span style="color: #131518;">.”</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #131518;">Sometimes rules are made to be broken and
that’s especially true when it comes to writing. Explore the
language with all of its adverbs, run-on sentences, repetitions and
non-saids. See what happens. </span></span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675854506539168625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977178578444573818.post-26842340055969931362016-09-21T01:55:00.000-07:002016-10-06T07:22:32.211-07:00How to Write Unexpected Plot Twists<style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; direction: ltr; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 120%; text-align: left; page-break-inside: auto; text-decoration: none; page-break-after: avoid; }p.western { font-family: "Arial",serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; }p.cjk { font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; }p.ctl { font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 11pt; }a:link { }</style>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Today I'd like to share some plot tricks when writing fiction. Enjoy! </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Your
readers pick up your book because they want to be swept away into
your fantasy. In order to engage them, you need to keep them on their
toes, wondering what will happen next. Unexpected plot twists are one
of the best ways to pull your readers in and leave them yearning for
more. This is how you can start writing perfectly executed plot
twists for your stories. </span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="background: #fafafa;">First,
Get the Creative Juices Flowing</span></b></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">As
you begin any new aspect of your story, it’s a good idea to get the
juices flowing with some </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">creative
writing exercises</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">.
This will help you get into the mindframe you need to let your inner
imaginings out on paper. Free-writing and poetry are some easy
exercises to put your brain in the mood for writing. Do whatever
floats your boat just so that you don't have a </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="ru-RU"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">writer's
block</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">.
Remember, nobody has to see what you come up with, at this point, so
ramble all you want, and feel free to ignore grammar (if you can).
Then, you can move on to sculpting your plot twist.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="background: #fafafa;">Your
Clues Need to Be Ambiguous</span></b></span></span></span></span></h3>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">In
order to effectively carry out a literary plot twist, you want
readers to think, “Wow. How did I </span></span></span><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background: #fafafa;">not</span></i></span></span><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">
see that coming?” In order for them to have the belief that they
could have somehow picked up on the fact that this event would
happen, there has to be clues leading up to it. The catch is that
those clues can’t be obvious. If they are, your plot twist is not
unexpected at all - as a matter of fact, it becomes expected.
Ambiguity can help set the stage for the most head-spinning
surprises. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Write
ambiguous clues by making them have more than one possible outcome.
As Rachel Sheller says, “</span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/4-ways-to-write-a-killer-plot-twist"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">eliminate
the obvious</span></span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">.”
Here’s an example:</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">The
question is, ‘Who stole Mary’s drive with the secret files on
it?” </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Here
are the suspects:</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<ul>
<li>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Mary’s
partner, Steven, at the FBI.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Mary’s
boss, John.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Mary’s
sister, Helen.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Bob,
The janitor at Mary’s office. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Mary’s
15 year old son, Hank.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Here
are their possible motives: </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<ul>
<li>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Steven
could potentially get a promotion by taking credit for solving the
case with these files. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">John
has corporate connections who might have paid him to keep this
information secret. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Helen
has always been scared for Mary, in her line of work. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Bob
has no known motive, but he was acting strange the last couple
weeks. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Hank
is the least likely suspect with no foreseeable motive. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Ambiguous
Clues: </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<ul>
<li>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background: #fafafa;">EVERYONE</span></i></span></span><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">
on the suspect list saw Mary in the afternoon on July 12, the day
the drive disappeared. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Steven
has the most reason to take the drive, </span></span></span><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background: #fafafa;">BUT</span></i></span></span><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">
he and Mary have trusted each other for many years. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">…</span></span></span></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">The
two clues listed above leave the possible outcomes </span></span></span><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background: #fafafa;">open</span></i></span></span><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">,
rather than being blatantly obvious. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<h3 class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="background: #fafafa;">Never
Rule Out </span></b></span></span><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b><span style="background: #fafafa;">Every</span></b></i></span></span><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="background: #fafafa;">
Possible Outcome</span></b></span></span></span></span></h3>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">As
your story moves along, more is revealed. Your clues will begin to
rule out people and situations from particular, but you don’t want
to rule out everything before you reveal the truth. As a matter of
fact, at least two possible outcomes should still exist in the
reader’s mind when you execute your plot twists. You can lean more
in one direction than another, where potential is concerned, and even
sway back and forth with your implications. Just make sure that you
leave room for multiple outcomes so that the reveal has impact. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<h3 class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="background: #fafafa;">Get
Inside the Reader’s Mind</span></b></span></span></span></span></h3>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">If
you didn’t know what would happen next, what would you be thinking?
This is where you need to write from. Put yourself inside the mind of
a potential reader, and explore their possible thoughts. Leave no
room for the reader to guess what’s about to happen as you
construct your scenes. Once you think you’ve covered all your
bases, read everything again and check for hidden revelations. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<h3 class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="background: #fafafa;">Choose
the Least Likely Scenario</span></b></span></span></span></span></h3>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">After
you’ve primed your reader, gotten them involved in the plot line
with ambiguous clues and ruled out likely scenarios from their
perspective, it’s time for the reveal. Who did Mary least expect to
steal her drive? Better yet, who did you least expect? That’s
probably the person who stole it. Take your most trusted character,
and show a glimpse of their darkest side. There was no motive before,
but now there is. That’s how you can really engage readers with a
completely unexpected plot twist. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<h3 class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="background: #fafafa;">Conclusion</span></b></span></span></span></span></h3>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #494949;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: #fafafa;">Now
you know the basic elements of a plot twist that will absolutely
shock your readers. First, prime your brain and start setting
ambiguous clues. Next, keep more than one possible scenario open as
you get inside your reader’s mind to check for loose knots.
Finally, choose the least likely scenario and watch as your readers
tell their friends about your book, trying their best not to reveal
your big secret. </span></span></span></span></span>
</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By
the time you're half way through college, you’ve probably been writing essays
for at least ten or twelve years. You’ve written narrative, how-to,
editorial, research and any other type of essay imaginable.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It’s
no mystery why you’re tired of </span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">doing
it</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.
But if you think you’ll never have to write another essay after
college, think again. Writing is a part of adult life too, </span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and
now is the time to prepare yourself for it.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here
are just some of the ways essay writing is good for you: </span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span>
</span></span></div>
<h2 style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Develop
</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">C</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ritical
</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">T</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">hinking</span></span></span></span></span></h2>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Most
types of essays involve formulating a thesis. In order to do this,
you have to have sufficient understanding of both (or all) sides of
an issue so that you can choose which side you support. Writing
essays forces you to examine topics more deeply and discard any
superficial information that doesn’t come from your own research.
This is a valuable skill that can help you develop your own
well-founded thoughts and opinions on serious topics. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span>
</span></span></div>
<h2 style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Improve
</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">C</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ommunication
</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">S</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">kills</span></span></span></span></span></h2>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sometimes
it’s difficult to communicate with someone about a subject.
Especially if it’s a sensitive or polemic topic such as politics,
health or relationships. Learning to express yourself logically and
support your points with examples and facts is a basic communication
skill that directly translates from essay writing. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span>
</span></span></div>
<h2 style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Prepare
</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Y</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ou
for a </span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">L</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ife
of </span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">W</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">riting</span></span></span></span></span></h2>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
world is moving more and more towards a world of writing. People chat
more than they meet in person and text more than they talk on the
phone. Your ability to express yourself in written form will serve
you throughout the rest of your life, not only in casual scenarios,
but in professional ones too. Whether it’s writing a cover letter
(or hundreds of cover letters) and resume to reaching out to a
company you want to work for to </span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">creating
</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">a
report about your team’s progress, writing will be with you for the
long run. The better your skills, the better prepared you are for
your future. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span>
</span></span></div>
<h2 style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Learn
to </span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">R</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">esearch</span></span></span></span></span></h2>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Writing
essays involves doing research. The more adept you become at sifting
through information, especially information you find on the internet,
the better prepared you’ll be to investigate topics of personal or
professional interest to you. Finding quality sources written by
authorities on the subject can help you with anything: buying a new
computer, investing in a new stock or even choosing who you’re
going to vote for. Life is full of questions and the better you are
at finding the answers, the more prepared you’ll be to make good
decisions.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Improve
</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Y</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">our
</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">G</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">rammar
and </span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">S</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">pelling</span></span></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everyone
has teachers who are sticklers for grammar and spelling and that’s
actually a good thing. Sure, your ability to express yourself is
important, but as you move through the stages of life, including
employment, your ability to read, write and speak correctly will
matter more and more. So pay attention to these rules while you still
have someone around to correct you on them.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Helps
</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Y</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ou
</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">R</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">emember
</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">M</span></span></span><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ore</span></span></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When
you research a topic, take notes on it and write about it, your
ability to remember that topic is vastly improved than if you were to
merely take an exam on it. When you write about something, you are
creating a lasting depth of knowledge that simply wouldn’t exist if
you were only taking multiple-choice tests and exams about the same
topic. Memorization by rote fades quickly, but the process of writing
by crafting your thesis, researching supporting evidence and
exploring the topic in your own words creates long-term memory links.
Essentially, the more you write essays, the smarter you’ll be. </span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: "font" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You
may not see it now, but someday you’ll be thankful you had to write
so many essays. They have a lot of benefits that will serve you
throughout life, so keep on writing. </span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Hey there! I'm happy you've stumbled upon my blog! Just before I post my first article I'd like you to know why I've decided to start this whole thing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've been making a living writing for over 5 years now. So I thought I'd start sharing some techniques, that have been working for me, and also the tricks that I've just tried and liked. Hopefully, you and other readers will share their opinions in the comments, and we'll have some kind of discussion, so that everybody will learn something new.</span></span><br />
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