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This is a guest post by Lucy Benton. Lucy is a writing coach and editor who finds her passion in expressing own thoughts as a blogger, and currently works at Assignment Helper. She is constantly looking for the ways to improve her skills and expertise. If you’re interested in working with Lucy, you can find her on FaceBook and Twitter.
10 Essential Skills for Every Writer
The way you write says a lot about your development as an author. Any person who says that anyone can write a good story does not understand the process of writing as well as its essentials. Of course, many people have great ideas for writing but they cannot produce high-quality work because they lack essential writing skills.
Okay, you may think I’m throwing you for a loop here. However, listen to this: writing is so much more than creating. Experienced authors use a wide variety of methods to ensure that their creation will be worth attention from readers. For example, they know how to use events to create a narrative framework, avoid clichés, and write appealing headlines.
Then, there’s marketing and publishing. Today, every writer needs to learn how to promote their book and work well with publishers and editors. This means rejection, revisions, multiple submissions, and other not-so-great things. However, even though it is a time-consuming process, it will reward you nicely in the end when people show interest in your work.
A master use of writing essentials is behind every successful writer. If your work is fundamentally sound, it increases your chances for continuous success.
In the infographic below, created by the Awriter team, you will find a list of top ten essential skills that every writer should possess in order to succeed in the industry. All essentials are presented along with concise explanations and tips to help you improve your craft. After reading this infographic, you will realize once again that, even though writing is an ongoing learning process, the essentials remain the same.
Publishing, researching, originality, observing, editing, humor, headlines are the areas covered, and I really hope you will develop them to an extent that allows you to earn while you learn further.
Okay, let’s get back to school and learn writing essentials!
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The Story Reading Ape said:
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authortcmichael said:
A few examples of some of these writing tips would be helpful.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Hmm… Good point. Maybe in a future post we’ll do just that 🙂
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Carolyn Haynes said:
Love this!! Thanks for sharing such wonderful information. 😃💕
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank you so much, Carolyn 😀
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Michelle Proulx said:
Great post! Multi-level descriptions is something I’m working on right now. It’s so tempting to just list off attributes, but it’s much more satisfying when you put the work in and create a description that’s so seamless, you don’t even realize you’re reading a description!
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
That’s so sweet, when we pull it off!
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robbiesinspiration said:
An interesting post, Nicholas. Thanks for sharing.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank you 🙂
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Sarah Ferguson and Choppy said:
What great advice – thank you!
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank you, Sarah 😀
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D. Wallace Peach said:
Excellent post that goes beyond simple writing tips to integration of different aspects of a story. It’s a reminder that every part of a story has to work hard and support other parts. Great post. I agree that expanding some of these points with examples would be helpful. 😀
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank you so much, D! And yes, I see what you mean about the examples. Maybe in a future post 🙂
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Julie Cao said:
Very valuable post for anyone who wants to be succeed in the writing career. Writing surely needs lots of skills. I am still pull off the cliches. I think an alternative way to avoid cliches is to focus on details.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Interesting point on the cliches. My solution is to use the cliche, then change it or even turn it on its head. For example, instead of “white as snow,” I might use, “white as fresh snow,” or even “dirty as week-old snow.”
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Julie Cao said:
Intereting approch as well.I like your ‘dirty old snow’ metaphor. Play with the words and phrases always helps.
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Don Massenzio said:
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Here is another great post from Author Nicholas Rossis’ site. This one features 10 essential skills for every writer.
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robinleeann said:
Awesome post! This had great advice.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank you 🙂
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rijanjks said:
Oh, that’s good!
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank you 😀
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Lovingthealternative by Lisa D. Greene said:
I’ll take all these suggestions to heart…😊#wisdomspongeamI
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank you 😀
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2catspluskids said:
Brilliant advice
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thanks 🙂
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Great article with some sound advice.
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