{"id":1727,"date":"2016-01-04T21:09:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T15:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writing-geeks.com\/?p=1727"},"modified":"2016-01-04T21:09:54","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T15:39:54","slug":"tips-to-improve-your-writing-geeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/tips-to-improve-your-writing-geeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips To Improve Your Writing Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tips To Improve Your Writing Skills
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Tips To Improve Your Writing Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Strong writing skills in English come from practice and determination. No one is born an excellent writer. Learning to be an excellent writer in English takes a lot of time and practice. Anyone can be a good writer if they are determined enough.<\/div>\n
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Below are 8 Tips to Improve Your English Writing Skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Keep All of your Writing in One Place<\/strong><\/span>
\nBuy a notebook or journal or start an electronic journal. By keeping your writing all in the same place, you will be able to see how much you are improving and keep it organized.<\/p>\n

2. Practice Writing in English Daily<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe importance of writing daily is that you start to create a new habit. Writing every day in English will soon become natural and something you look forward to. You will not see a significant improvement if you are not dedicated to becoming a better writer in English. You cannot create awesome stories and papers if you never try.<\/p>\n

3. Pick a Topic and WRITE!<\/strong><\/span>
\nDon\u2019t get stuck on figuring out what to write about. You can write about anything. You can write about what you do, things you hear or see, news, or make up a story.<\/p>\n

4. Write More than One Draft<\/strong><\/span>
\nDraft means a preliminary version of piece of writing. Sometimes, your best writing becomes better after you take a break and work on a second or third draft. When you revise (or rewrite) your work you are often able to get your message across more clearly. You make think of things that you did not think to write in the first draft and you can add it in a later draft.<\/p>\n

5. Use Online Resources to Correct your Grammar<\/strong><\/span>
\nYes, grammar is a pain. You don\u2019t need to know everything about English grammar. Use online resources, such as Grammarly, GrammarCheck or GrammarBook.com to help you answer a grammar question when it comes up. You could also switch the spell and grammar check on MS Word, your iPad or Google Doc to check your spelling and grammar in English.<\/p>\n

6. Think Outside the Box (or Lines)<\/strong><\/span>
\nDon\u2019t write about the same thing every day or you will get bored. Try writing the same story from different perspectives or different tenses. If you are writing a story about a baby that won\u2019t stop crying; first, it could be the mother telling the story; then from the perspective of the baby. Or you could write it in present moment\u2026. \u2018My baby hasn\u2019t stopped crying in five days\u2026\u2019 and then write in the perspective of a pregnant woman that is thinking about having a baby that won\u2019t stop crying. Don\u2019t write about topics in the obvious way. Be creative!<\/p>\n

7. Have a Friend Edit Your Writing<\/strong><\/span>
\nHave a friend that knows English correct or edit your work. Having another person read your work helps generate more ideas to better your writing. You could have them edit everything or just a part that you are stuck on. Often having another set of eyes look at your writing helps find mistakes that you have overlooked.<\/p>\n

8. Find the Best Place for You to Write<\/strong><\/span>
\nYou should try writing in different places or at different times of the day. Maybe you have writer\u2019s block at night; try getting up 15 minutes earlier and writing in the morning. Maybe you have trouble writing where there is a lot of noise; try writing in a quiet and comfortable place. Experiment in finding the right (or write?) environment for you to write.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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