EFFECTIVE WRITING
by
Stephen Lau
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.
To get your copy, click here.
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.
To get your copy, click here.
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 exactly 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 phrases
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.
Click here to get more details to see if the book is right for you.
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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.
Click here to get more details to see if the book is right for you.
To get your copy, click here.
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
Copyright© by Stephen Lau
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
Copyright© by Stephen Lau