Writing Tips From Scott Adams from Dilbert

If you are a writer wanting to improve your writing then apply the tips below. They are from a video Scott Adams did and will skyrocket your success.

After reading each tip you will notice that you naturally write better. If you still want more tips from Scott then I have placed the video below.

Writing Tips From Scott Adams:

1. Write to evoke a feeling. Don’t write strange things, instead match the readers. Use the invisible friend technique to write to.
2. The first sentence should evoke curiosity.
3. Pace and lead your reader. Be like them in important ways by speaking like they do and using their thinking. By doing this you become like them and they begin to trust you. From there you can lead the people to where you want such as moving towards your end goal.
4. Write in direct sentences as this is one of the most important tips. Example: “The boy hit the ball”, not “The boy was hit by the ball”. Make your writing easy to read.
5. No jargon, adjectives, adverbs, cliches. Act like people give you $100 per word you take out of your writing that lets it keep the same meaning.
6. Brevity = brilliance. People think you are brilliant when you speak in fewer words. Write in plain talk.
7. Sixth grade vocabulary. Use simple words so that you can pace your readers and then be understood easier.
8. Musicality, percussion. Words have certain sounds. Some things just sound ugly so make sure they flow together well.
9. No ugly words such as moist.
10. Consider associations. Make sure that you don’t associate two different things when writing.
11. Visual language. We are visual people so use visual language when you can to better connect with your readers. Make them taste and feel something. The fastest way is to go visual so that they can see it.
12. Violate a norm. People like to feel danger.
13. End clever or provocative.
14. Write every day. Writing is a skill that you must train. People who want something they will put in the work. (Hence the reason I send exclusive articles to people on the Young Hustler Newsletter)

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