How to Write Better - Keep it Short

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Tip 1 - Short Story Tips: 10 Ways to Improve Your Creative Writing

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Shaun Moxham | permalink

Jerz > Writing > Creative > How to Write a Short Story (Dennis Jerz and Kathy Kennedy) Writing short stories means beginning as close to the climax as possible -- everything else is a dist...

For further reading: http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative1/shortstory/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Newswriting: Keep it Short And To The Point

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by John Tomko | permalink

Writing Tight - Newswriting - Writing Tight

For further reading: http://journalism.about.com/od/writing/a/writingtight.htm ^[2]

Tip 3 - 5 Secrets To Writing A Successful Short Story

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by bl 44t 0rs | permalink

From Writer's Relief staff: Every story has a beginning, middle, and end. But the secret to successfully getting a short story published is to add something special to your storytelling mix&hellip
Tags: 5, secret, tips, to, writing, a, successful, short, story, books

For further reading: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/18/short-story-tips-_n_3947152.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - Secrets of good writing

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ammar Yaseen | permalink

The secrets of good writing
Tags: Writing,write,good writing,Drayton Bird,copy writing,copywriting,good copy

For further reading: http://www.marketingdonut.co.uk/marketing/advertising/writing-an-advertisement/secrets-of-good-writing ^[4]

Tip 5 - 11 Smart Tips for Brilliant Writing - Copyblogger

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Geezer | permalink

Do you sound smarter when you use big words? According to a study published in Applied Cognitive Psychology , the answer is no. In fact, complex writing makes you sound small-minded. Just consider the title of the study: Consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity: problems with using long words needlessly. Wouldn’t it beRead More...

For further reading: http://www.copyblogger.com/brilliant-writing-tips/ ^[5]

Tip 6 - Ernest Hemingway’s Top 5 Tips for Writing Well - Copyblogger

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ralf Schrupp | permalink

Who better? Many business people faced with the task of writing for marketing purposes are quick to say: Hey, I’m no Hemingway! But really, who better than Hemingway to emulate? Rather than embracing the flowery prose of the literati, he chose to eschew obfuscation at every turn and write simply and clearly. So let’s seeRead More...

For further reading: http://www.copyblogger.com/ernest-hemingway-top-5-tips-for-writing-well/ ^[6]

Tip 7 - 7 Ways to Improve Your Writing ... Right Now - Copyblogger

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by bforsyth | permalink

Many of you would love to write more compelling blog posts, articles or web copy. You’ve heard all the old advice. Practice makes perfect. Get your 10,000 hours in. Just show up and write. And of course, that’s all a good idea. It just takes so danged long. Meanwhile, I’ve got a couple of fastRead More...

For further reading: http://www.copyblogger.com/fast-writing-improvement/ ^[7]