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10 Writing Styles That’ll Transform Your Narrative (+ Examples)

Smart Blogger

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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How to Use Metaphors to Engage and Encourage Readers

ProBlogger

The words of Gregory David Roberts fill me with a sense of awe and passion, and at the same time they inspire me to write. His novel, Shantaram , is comprised of moving metaphorical prose that calls readers to action, whether it be to laugh, cry, or to delve deep within themselves. Don’t force metaphors into your writing.

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Brands Often Overlook This Superhero of Storytelling

Content Marketing Institute

OK, maybe writing this article as a comic script isn’t such a great idea, even if prose is at a disadvantage when discussing such a visual medium. But just because someone can write or draw reasonably well doesn’t necessarily mean they can create a comic. Buddy, you can come back now. Comics can work for all audiences.

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Everything You Want to Know About Becoming a Freelance Copywriter

Susan Greene

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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7 Golden Rules: Blogging in English for Non-Native Speakers

ProBlogger

Image copyright Anyka - Fotolia.com Writing in a foreign language, however, is not an easy skill to acquire. At the low end of formal ambition, writing factual, descriptive texts in English is actually quite easy—which is why English is not only the language of the Internet but also the lingua franca of academic discourse.