Writing is a very difficult work. To think is one thing but to pen down those thoughts is very challenging and demanding. In this era, where content is everything, to ace in writing is a must. To begin with, writing is something very interesting. One can choose to play with innumerable words, idioms, synonyms and come out with excellent work piece. But there are several out there who are struggling to write one good content. Going further, I will discuss general pointers for good writing. I hope, it helps everyone reading this.
Brainstorm your article or blog
Before we start writing, it is always advisable to think about what we must write, the structure of the article, the progress flow and its conclusion. Juggling several answers to one question could lead to a beautiful ending. Brainstorming is the foundation to a good writing. The more ideas one can conceive, the more clarity one has about his/her writing. Brainstorming starts with asking questions to yourself and finding more than one possible answer to it. This is time-consuming and might require you to explore several avenues.
Organise Your content related Ideas
Once we have brainstormed and conceived the idea, we need to filter out the best of ideas, the content we need to put in and the ones which will leave the funnel. It is more of a Garbage-In-Garbage-Out process. Content is enhanced if we present opposite opinions too in them. Contrasting opinions helps to avoid the bias and doesn’t make our writing/opinion look one-sided.
Write in small Paragraphs to make your content interesting
Think of a dish with no garnishing and a dish with splendorous presentation. Which one is more appealing? Obviously, The well-presented dish. Now, Imagine an article with no paragraphs. How does it look? Exactly, I too thought of it as a never-ending saga. It would seem monotonous with no soul in it. Arrangement and presentation are equally important in a writing. So, it is best to present our opinions in paragraphs rather than as a one continuous stuff. Every content must have an introductory and concluding paragraph. The body must have separated paragraphs accompanied with appropriate and attractive title. This engages the users and sparks interest towards an article.
Use Linking Words
This is critical to writing. These helps the readers to understand relationships between sentences and paragraphs. For example; ‘in addition’ will add an extra opinion and ‘on the other hand’ is used to contrast two different opinions.
Proofread your content properly
Once we are done with writing, we should read all over again and check for any vocabulary, grammar and punctuation errors. In an era of digital devices, we are prompted of grammatical and spelling errors during our writing itself. This eases out our writing journey to a large extent.
These are the basic pointers to begin one’s writing journey. With this, I really hope this article reduces your struggle with writing and hope it gets you motivated to begin soon. In my conclusion, writing one’s heart out with which readers can connect with is the best content. So, we should always write to influence the millions out there to bring a impact in their lives.