Jane Friedman

JUNE 20, 2023

Photo by Akhilesh Sharma on Unsplash Today’s post is excerpted and adapted from the recently published Build a Better Business Book: How to Plan, Write, and Promote a Book That Matters by Josh Bernoff ( @jbernoff ). Why do so many writers get blocked, or find themselves writing in circles? Then create a reader objective.

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Smart Blogger

MAY 26, 2023

Mastering various writing styles can transform your words from mere text to an engaging, compelling narrative. That’s the power of understanding and implementing different writing styles. What is a Writing Style? Picture style as the very soul of your writing, the pulsating rhythm beneath the words. Consider J.K.

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Make a Living Writing

AUGUST 7, 2023

Technical writing is both art and science, and hiring managers are looking for a specific skillset when they interview. Cracking the code of technical jargon and translating it into user-friendly prose makes technical writers the unsung heroes of the communication world. But hold on to your style guides, dear writers! Cold outreach?

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We’ve compiled a handy-dandy list of 57 literary techniques that’ll help your writing soar above the clouds… pull ahead of the teeming hordes… shine beyond the most brilliant… You get the idea. Graceful and clever use of alliteration (not, ahem, like the example above) can create a pleasant musicality to writing.

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Grammarly

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Clear writing is important, but sometimes you want to do more than simply get the message across. To add style to your writing, you can incorporate literary devices like chiasmus. It can make your writing more memorable by giving it depth and rhythm. If the concepts are similar, then that will create emphasis.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 25, 2023

Without it, you risk constructing a story that’s more like a house of cards, teetering and ultimately collapsing under its own weight. Crafting mood involves an array of literary devices — think of the choppy sentences in a suspenseful scene or the flowy prose in a romantic moment. Scott Fitzgerald in “The Great Gatsby.”

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Susan Greene

DECEMBER 30, 2020

As someone with longevity in the field, I’ve been interviewed on many occasions by reporters and bloggers writing stories about copywriters. Copywriters write advertising and marketing copy, such as websites, brochures, ads, blog posts and more. Look for every opportunity to write. I began writing poems and short stories.

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