Comments on: 50 Tips to Improve Your Writing

By: whiteshark0121

whiteshark0121 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:38:44 +0000

Great article, I always keep myself looking for new tips and ways on how to improve my writing and one of my favorite mentor on learning how to write a book is Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

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Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:54:24 +0000

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By: Tumblemoose

Tumblemoose — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:59:09 +0000

Hey Bob,

Outstanding post from your guest. I love these kinds of posts where I can get a lot of needed info in just one spot.

Thanks again!
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By: Ben Dawe

Ben Dawe — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:56:29 +0000

Thanks David for this generous post. The last tip really stuck with me. “You’re the most amazing person, even if only to those who love you. You owe it to them to write your best!”. I guess tip 51 then must be “finish powerfully”.
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What I’m Reading | Girl On The Write Freelance — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:39:15 +0000

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By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:42:13 +0000

@Jeanne – I think you’re spot on with your comment.

Some writers – especially some fiction authors – tend to use big words (or obscure words) in such a way that it just comes across as flashy. It feels like they’re trying to impress you with their big vocabulary. It just comes across as, well, a bit childish.

A great example of this is Christopher Paolini. His first novel, Eragon, had an overabundance of big words and flowery language. The story was good, but I found this part of it distracting.

By the time he hit the third novel (Brisinger) he reduced the amount of flashy words he used and managed to make the ones he did use fit in much more smoothly within the text.

To me, this showed maturity as a writer and a new level of self-confidence.

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By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:08:32 +0000

Notice that great literature (#22) tends to include big words (#4). So think twice, but keep using wonderful rich vocabulary words (when appropriate – know your audience too)