Writing is a craft that can take some time to perfect. There are three really important rules to writing well. The first major rule is having good sentence structures and being grammatically correct. Proof reading and making everything flow is important in writing. If there are several sentence, spelling, and grammar problems, no one will take your writing seriously. The second important rule is to have everything planned out and flowed. In stories and essays, the whole composition needs to be put together well. Everything needs to be part of a similar topic. If a story or essay goes off of the subject, the reader could get confused or loose interest. That is why planning helps organize a person's thoughts, and that person can write well. The final most important rule to writing well is to be creative. Readers can get bored if they read the same words. An important rule in being creative is to use a number of adjectives and words. Repeating adjectives or subjects the whole time could be boring. Using a varying number of words or a creative plot can catch the interest of readers more.
I am definitely not the best writer ever. I do have several weaknesses that I have to work on, but I do have some strengths. I do have problems sometimes with my understanding of sentence structures. I also have some grammatical errors in my writing. I occasionally repeat the same adjectives or words too often in my writing. I do have some strengths, which include my creativity. I believe that my vocabulary use is improving as well as my knowledge of new words. I think that I am much improved in the planning aspect of writing. I am getting better with my use of supporting details in essays. I can always be more improved with my imagery, but that is a work in progress.
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I agree, and can see similarities between two of your rules and two of mine (i.e., my “good organization,” compared to your having everything “planned out and flowed”; my “variety,” compared to your “being creative” and using “a number of adjectives and words”). I didn’t include much about grammar in my post, but I can understand why you consider that to be one of the most important aspects of writing. Not only might someone refuse to take your writing seriously, they could also be confused as to what exactly you are trying to say.
By the way, it’s “lose,” not “loose.” :-)
I agree with a lot of the things you said including the grammatical structure of your paper and having creativity. Other than the fact that I think that sometimes not having everything planned out in your paper works just as well as not planning everything out. Your overall ideas on the topic were strong and interesting.
I like how you call writing a "craft." It is. It takes a lifetime to perfect, and even the most accomplished writers will tell you--there really IS NO perfecting it. It's nice to see that you value sentence structure and variety. In all the years I have been teaching writing, I have noticed that most students do not attend to this, and not until I work with them one on one do they see the incredible changes it can make to a piece of writing.
Using a variety of words and assuring grammatical accuracy are both important too. Your explanation of why they are is spot-on.
What I find most interesting, though, is that what you say are the most important rules happen to be what you say are your weaknesses. I wonder how much of that is from past experience writing in school and getting comments on your papers, and what you really feel is important as a READER. Think about it: what do you like to read? Why is it appealing to you?
Regardless, your points are good, and I am sure I can help you sharpen these tools and give you some more for your writer's toolbox.
Thanks for being the first to post!
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