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  "Don't ever become your prisoner of a preconceived plan" It's all about writing well. All writing is ultimately a question of solving problem. Unity is the anchor of good writing. Unity satisfies the readers subconscious need for order and reassures them that all is well at the helm. Before writing, you plan by asking yourself questions;  how do you want to address the reader? As a reporter, Provider of information.. What style do you want to use? Personal but formal, personal and casual... There must be; Unity of pronoun Unity of tense. (present/past tense; pick a tense that will be uniform throughout the writing Unity of mood (casual or formal) Writing is no respecter of blueprints. If you feel your writing isn't flowing with the thoughts you have envisioned earlier before starting, you can always make repairs. Go back to the beginning and rewrite, so that your style and mood will be consistent from start to finish. Book Title: On writing well Ch

  "The writer who cares about usage must always know the quick from the dead."  It's all about writing well.  Language is a fabric that changes from one week to another, adding new strands and dropping old ones. The usage of words are so important because Incorrect usage will lose you the readers you would most like to win. There's a difference between good and technical English. Good English means Good usage and Good usage means good words.  Book Title: On writing well Chapter: Seven (Usage ) Author: Williams Zinsser Connectivity in writing matters! I'm sure you got value for your time. See you in the next chapter. Review: TheGracedPen'23

  "You will never make a mark as a writer unless you develop a respect for words or curiousity"  It's all about writing well.  Learn to use them with originality and care. Avoid mixture of cheap words, made up words and cliches. If you don't, you will sound like every hack. Care deeply about your words. The race in writing isn't to the swift but to the original.  writing is learnt by Imitation, reading other people work. The kind of writing that might be called Journalese ; "the death of freshness in anybody's style". If you words/sentences are moving in same boring tune and sounding like dead (this happens when you aren't just feeling your lines); you can have variety of words by reversing the order of a sentence and substituting a word that has freshness. As thesaurus is to writer, rhyming dictionary is to songwriters.  Book Title: On writing well Chapter: Six (Words ) Author: Williams Zinsser The use of words makes up a good writing! I'm s

  "Be grateful for everything you can throw away. Re-examine each sentence you put on paper". It's all about writing well. Fighting clutters is like fighting weeds. Beware of (those) long words, that's no better than the short words. Beware of long words, that's no better than the short words. (Rephrased - 'those' removed). Up there is a simple example of a clutter. Clutter is a laborious phrase that has pushed out the short word that means same thing. Use: 'free' instead of 'free up'          'because' instead of 'due to the fact that'          'now' instead of 'at this point in time. Keep decluttering your sentences, till it comes out excellent. Book Title: On writing well Chapter: Three (Clutter) Author: Williams Zinsser What's your style of writing; if I may ask? I'm sure you got value for your time. See you in the next chapter. Review: TheGracedPen'23 #writingcommunity #writers

  "Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can't exist without each other". It's all about writing well. Writing is hardwork and a clear sentence is no accident. Clutter is a disease in American writing. As a writer you learn to keep eliminating those element in a sentence/your writing that is doing no useful work. What weakens the strength of a sentence are words with no function or a passive construction of words. The Reader who is an Elusive creature is a person assailed by many forces (TV, Radio, mails, social media in general) competing for attention. As a writer, for you to be on track and not be lost in weaving your words together without any connectivity, keep asking yourself "what am I trying to say?, have I said it? Simplify till you can simplify no more (smiles). Book Title: On writing well Chapter: Two  (Simplicity) Author: Williams Zinsser This is just the starting point darling, get your jotter and pen, Get the full sweetness of the bo

  "Good writing has an aliveness that keeps the reader reading from one paragraph to the next" It's all about writing well. Ayodeji Awosika in his usual newsletter he sends daily just to making sure all writers thrive in their various niche; mentioned how this particular book has blessed him. Thanks to Him, he didn't hoard the author's name and book title. It's a book with 24 Chapters. This review isn't a planned one, its meant to keep my self on track, those willing to improve their writing craft and to help those who are jumping on the pages of this book anytime  soon, giving them insights as to what they will definitely come across. Each chapter will be as brief as possible. Writing is putting ones thought on paper at the same time communicating with others. Writing is a craft, because you need to keep working on it, till you become perfect. A man that runs away from his craft because he lacks inspiration is fooling himself. If your job is writin