Connecting and showing relationships between ideas can be difficult in writing. As always, it just comes down to using the right words. Sometimes, the right words are apart of a few different types of the same idea. There are three main types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, and correlative conjunctions.
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The Truth About Writing Spaces: Myth vs Reality
There seems to be a consensus that it is lame to write in a coffeeshop. Obviously, the reason for this is because it appears to be a cry for attention. Yet, day after day, month after month, year after year, the reality of a writer’s den becomes clearer. Namely, it doesn’t matter where you write as long as the writing gets done.
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Imagery and Figurative Language: Definitions, Examples & Types
Blink, and you’ll miss it. The images flash in your mind, and you can see the stars, a forest, or a sunset on a beautiful evening. The sounds come alive too. You can hear the crickets or the droplets of water falling onto a steel bucket near the shed after a recent storm. The smells of fresh rain and leaves waft through your nose, and you can feel the autumn chill on your skin. It’s time to put on a warm, wool sweater.
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How to Write a Strong Polemic: Tips for Writers
As Oscar Wilde stated: “Arguments are to be avoided, they are always vulgar and often convincing.” In rhetorical practice (and writing), there are a lot of considerations. From the rhetorical triangle to the rhetorical canon, from procatalepsis and anaphora, to polemics. Nevertheless, these considerations are important for writers, whether they are consciously making rhetorical decisions or not. In this post, we look at the term “polemic” (po-lem-ick) to better understand how to recognize and utilize this argumentative form, and how to apply this understanding to our own writing.
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How to create better pacing in narrative writing
When we think of pacing, perhaps the first idea that comes to mind is how slowly or quickly a story moves. In other words, we are thinking about at what speed a story is moving through scenes and plot points. In this post, we are going to answer two questions. First, what is narrative writing? And, second, how do you create better pacing in narratives?
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How to Use Imagery and Figurative Language in Writing
In this post, we are going to discuss imagery and figurative language and how to use it in your own writing. The point of this post is to create a dynamic approach to describing characters, scenery, and what have you in order to draw your readers into your writing.
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Four Ways to Increase Character Development
Developing characters can be tricky business. You really have the choice between setting up static or dynamic characters. That is to say, characters that change and characters that do not. How do you go about this? Well, there are many ways to increase character development. In this post, we are going to look at how characters have developed in a piece of example media. Then, we are going to look at four ways to increase character development.
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Embracing Threshold Concepts for Growth
When I was in graduate school for writing, there was a great deal of talk about “threshold concepts” in writing. Mainly, these conversations were put forth to implore teachers to reflect on their practices and to remember what it was like to be a first-year writing student; never you mind that many teachers and writers struggle with some of these concepts long into adulthood and possibly their entire lives. This includes struggling with the writing process. For this post, we are going to look at embracing threshold concepts and how to think about them as they relate to our writing lives.
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Defining Anaphora through Emotion, Emphasis, and Rhythm
Repetition has a lot of power if used correctly. Especially repetition in speech. In rhetorical studies, using language to persuade and to writing compelling arguments is essential. Similarly, there are many strategies in rhetoric, from anacoluthon to polemics. In this post, we will be defining anaphora, and figure out what it is and how to use it in writing.
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Mastering Language for Engaging Adventure Stories
Adventure stories are an escape into worlds of excitement, danger, and action. And, there are many, many adventure stories out there to sink your teeth into. To pull readers into your story, the use of exciting language is extremely important. Remember, language pulls a reader in and keeps them reading. While story ideas are great and can keep some readers reading, a good command of language can make a reader a real fan of your work. In today’s post, we’ll explore some effective techniques in mastering language for engaging adventure stories.
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