About 30 million people, 14 percent of the US population 16 and older, have trouble with basic reading and writing. Learn to Read - Learn to Write - Learn to Speak - Learn to Listen
" The person who does not read the right books has no advantage over a person who can't read at all. " And with over a 130 million books with over 2 trillion words you can easily say that there is not a lot of time to be wasted on reading things that will not benefit you. " The person who does not write things that are insightful and educational has no advantage over a person who can't write at all." This is not saying that you should not read and write for fun, or, this is not saying that knowing how to read and write has no advantages, because it does, It's just saying that Balance and Purpose should be of highest priority.
"Either write things that are worth reading or do things that are worth writing about, and if you do both you can't go wrong"
A few good writing tips to think about....
1: Grab the reader's attention with a good title, sometimes first impressions matter.
2: Stay within your topic and be original. Don't forget something personal and always share a little of yourself. Use some humor when you can.
3: Think about a theme or a particular writing style that you might want to explore, but try to write what you know.
4: Be creative with your words but not too fancy. The reader shouldn't have to guess what you mean. Use a thesaurus or a dictionary to find the right words. Short, sweet and to the point.
5: Be informative and educational with the latest information available on your subject. Try to limit your personal opinions and try to avoid using clichés. Make it exciting to read.
6: Try to explain what you are seeing to the reader. Give a Point of view and explain the setting and any characters involved. Be specific to detail.
7: Use images that are eye-catching and relevant.
8: Read your work aloud and proof read it. Have someone else proof read it too for correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.
9: To become a better writer you should always Read More.
10: Have fun.
The P.O.W.E.R. Plan for preparing each message:Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, and Revise Draft the message with the readers in mind. Send clear, concise messages that are brief, succinct, and organized. Give the message a concise title and use subheadings where appropriate. Use simple words and short, clear, sentences and paragraphs. Back up opinions with facts. Avoid “flowery” language, euphemisms, and trite expressions that's free of jargon. Summarize main points at the end and let the reader know what he must do next.
Swearwords, Insults, curses, harsh language or Profanity is used in some cases to express emotion and feelings about something that you are passionate about. But swearwords must be followed by words of deeper meaning and expression so that it helps explain your passion in better detail, other wise swearwords are just empty words of a incomplete sentence. You end up mostly communicating Emotion and not enough Meaning. Elaborate.
I do not agree with everything that has been written in Books. I assimilate the most logical parts of information and put them together to form an understanding. Then I write down my understandings so that I can share this information with others. Every person must learn how to recognize what information is accurate and valuable. So what is your procedure for filtering and assimilating information? Information Literacy
"Try not to assume that some words are directly meant for you until you are absolutely sure of the Audience to which those words were originally intended for"
