EFFECTIVE WRITING

by

Stephen Lau
           EFFECTIVE WRITING
                  Made Simple


                               by
                     
Stephen Lau

This 124-page book is all about how to write well. Effective writing is a lifelong communication skill. To master this skill, useful and relevant information is needed. But information is useful only when you can apply it to your own writing. It is the application of useful and appropriate information that makes a difference in learning effective writing skill.

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All About . . . .

Learning effective writing requires four easy steps. You need to find out what to do in order to write well. The next step is to do it. Then, you need to make sure that you are doing the right things when you write. The last step is to practice and practice writing until you have become confident and proficient in your writing.

This book provides you with guidelines and the right and relevant information, including basic grammar, correct sentence construction, effective use of words, paragraph development, style and usage of words, with many examples and illustrations to show you e
xactly how to write well.

Basic writing is not exclusive to only a talented few. Everybody who needs to write can write. What one needs is the confidence and the know-how. Lao Tzu, the great ancient Chinese philosopher once said: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step." Begin your first step today, and don't let anything hold you back. Just get the skill and do it!

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The Book Outline . . . .

FIRST THINGS FIRST

     Get some basic tools
     Why you should write
     How to succeed in writing

KNOWING THE ESSENTIALS OF GRAMMAR

     Knowing the grammatical terms
     Knowing the eight parts of speech

BEGINNING TO WRITE

     Knowing your subject
     Knowing your readers
     Knowing how to begin
     Knowing your problems

THE DEVICE OF EFFECTIVE WRITING

     The use of punctuation marks

THE EFFECTIVE USE OF WORDS

     The importance of words
     Appropriate words and phras
es

THE EFFECTIVE SENTENCE

     The types of sentences
     Faulty sentences
     Non-parallel sentence constructions
     Sentence order
     Sentence coherence

THE EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPH

     The different types of writing
     Identifying your topic
     Developing your topic:
         definition  
             illustration
             re-statement
             use of analogy
     Planning your writing
     Essentials of a good paragraph

STYLE AND USAGE

     Strategy
     Style
     usage

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Many are unhappy not because of what they have experienced throughout their life journeys, but because they don't have the human wisdom to perceive and process what they've experienced.

Happiness is a state of mind, due to the the perceptions of the human mind. Change your perceptions to change your so-called realities. Empower your mind with human wisdom -- ancient wisdom from the East and the West, conventional wisdom, and spiritual wisdom -- to think differently to have totally different perspectives of what may have made you happy or unhappy.

Looking at real examples of real people from all over the world may enlighten you, and help you live as if everything is a miracle.

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HOW TO START WRITING

Beginning to write begins with an idea or a topic you want to share with or to communicate to others.

Choice

You must have an inordinate interest in that idea or topic for various reasons: you are passionate about it; you strongly believe it is right or wrong; you want to analyze or discuss it in detail; you wish others may share  or even support your views. Or, simply, you may not have a choice: you have been assigned to write about the subject.

Brainstorming

You must brainstorm that idea or topic. Your mind may come up with many thoughts about that idea or topic. You jot down all your relevant thoughts simply by asking yourself some relevant questions regarding what you are going to write about:

What happened?

How did it happen?

When did it happen?

Why did it happen?

What does it mean?

What is its significance?

What is it similar to?

What is it different from?

Is it true or false?

Are there examples?

What do people think?

Who do you think?

Keep a journal for your brainstorming. The word “journal” comes from French, meaning “daily.” A journal is a day-to-day record of what you see, do, hear, think, and feel. Use a journal to jot down any idea that comes to your mind. Regular recording enhances your power of observation, which improves your writing skill.

Stephen Lau    
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