Writing Tips to Make You Better
If you want to become a better writer, get ready to do some work. It won’t happen overnight, and it won’t happen because you want it to. You’ll need to practice.
So here are some tips, articles, resources to help you get started — to become not only a better writer, but a better communicator. Why?
Because you have a story to tell, and the world needs to hear it.
So you want to be a writer?
It begins with believing you already are one. So let’s start there.
A writer is a writer when he says he is.
—Steven Pressfield
Next, let’s talk about how to become a better writer. We’ll begin with the basics:
- Writing is simple, but not easy.
- Before you should expect a large audience, you’re going to have to get better.
- Before you get better, you’re going to have to practice.
- You can’t practice without discipline. It takes time and perseverance.
- The best way to practice is to perform, to write for real.
- You’re going to have to get over your excuses and do the work.
- There will be resistance; you’re just going to have to type through it.
Before getting started
Before you begin writing, ask yourself the following questions:
- Why do I want to write? What passion will guide me?
- Who’s my audience? Who am I writing for?
- What’s my message? How do I want to say it?
- What will be required of me? What will I have to sacrifice?
Once you count the cost and make the decision to begin, it’s time to start writing.
Best writing tips
I’ve coached and trained other writers for years. I hope this blog serves a similar purpose. Here are some of my best resources on the writing process (written by me and a few guests):
- Why You Need to Write Every Day
- 7 Tips for Effective Writing
- How to Write Like a Pro and Stop Sounding Stupid
- 10 Steps to Finding Your Writing Voice
- 7 Ways to Get Noticed for Your Writing Now
- How to Stay Focused Writing
- How to Be a Good Writer (If There Is Such a Thing)
- Write the Things Worth Writing
- How to Overcome Perfectionist Tendencies as a Writer
- Writers Don’t Write to Get Published
- Does Your Writing Lack the Conviction It Deserves?
- Why Your Work Never Feels Good Enough
- Why Writers Need to Read
Best blogging tips
Some writers use blogs to express their ideas and build a personal platform (something I believe in strongly). Here are some basic tips for blogging:
- A Helpful Writing Exercise to Focus Your Blog
- How to Write Scannable Content for Your Blog
- Six Easy Ways to Get More Blog Comments
- How to Get More Blog Traffic
- How Guest Posting Can Help Grow Your Blog
- How to Get More Blog Subscribers
- Is Content Really King?
Need help with your writing?
Send me an email if you have questions. Also, I help organizations and individuals improve their communication efforts and tell better stories. (For more about my consulting and speaking rates, contact me via email.)
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