WRITING MADE SIMPLE

WRITING IS A MULTI-STEP PROCESS

• Good writers use multiple drafts
• There are no one draft wonders
• It takes several iterations
• Use a building block process
• Start with an idea

WRITE A LONG SUMMARY STATEMENT

• Capture the components of your story
• Each component will be a paragraph
• You will have a clear beginning and ending
• Your middle will be 3 to 6 descriptive paragraphs

WRITE TO CREATE EMOTION

• What feeling do you want to create?
• Joy, Elation, Excitement
• Somberness, Quiet, Peaceful Nervous
• Sadness, Misery, Loneliness, Envy
• Wide awake, Relaxed, Tired, Exurberance

WRITE EACH PARAGRAPH

• Write about a segment or component
• One thought per paragraph
• Stay away from multi-object sentences
• Tight consistent writing is powerful
• Never fall in love with an unneeded sentence

RE-WRITE EACH PARAGRAPH

• Write a descriptive paragraph only 3 sentences
• Next re-write each sentence with descriptive words
• Use expressive words to activate their imagination
• Use modifiers Adverbs and Adjectives
• Don't Report. You want the reader to be there with you

REVIEW YOUR CONCEPT

• Can your 1st & last paragraphs stand alone?
• The middle should be used to create feelings with details
• 1st paragraph should be concise and powerful
• If the 1st paragraph is weak the piece is dead.
• Close must create an emotion or provoke a thought

SLEEP ON YOUR WORK

• Let your article sleep over night
• You will awaken with a new idea
• Edit, Edit, Edit, Edit, Edit
• Eliminate unneeded words
• Can you use a word to replace a phrase?

IT IS TIME TO PUBLISH

• Remember it takes practice, practice,practice
• No one ever achieved anything without practice
• Don't be afraid to ask for help and help others
• No one ever woke up a great "anything"
• All SUCCESS is a process. Learn the process

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