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How To Write Effectively

Carel Kolchinski
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3 min readApr 21, 2022

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My old English teacher, a grey-haired, dapper dresser who would occasionally forget himself and light up his pipe in the classroom, always advised his students to ‘think first so that you know exactly what you want to say and how you want to say it.”

And he always reminded us that the best way to improve our writing was by reading. Reading helps us to find out what words are the best ones to use, how to use them and in what context.

Sound advice in this age when, apparently, many people hardly read anything at all of any literary value.

But as a writer, you want your writing to be descriptive, imaginative, dynamic and exciting to read. So, how can you achieve this aim?

Obviously, every sentence you write comprises words and the power of words is unquestionable. And your choice of words and their arrangement will always determine the style, meaning and possibly the popularity of your writing.

So, your careful choice of precise words is the key to writing effective sentences. You need to have a good idea of what words will work to best effect and how to use them in your writing.

Here are some basic rules for choosing the right words.

The Importance Of Working Words

We can define working words as those you want your readers to notice and understand. They should be definite and clear in meaning. If readers can quickly understand what you are trying to say, then they will connect with your content more easily. And they are more likely to keep reading to the end.

Working words will offer your reader important information, portray emotions and offer necessary meaning. Try to use vibrant and imaginative words that will ‘colour’ your writing and make it more interesting to read.

Supporting Glue Words

Glue words do what they say on the tin — they help your ideas to stick together and make sense.

They should make your writing easy to understand with a natural flow of thought from one sentence or paragraph to the next. Your working words rely on the presence of suitable glue words. They create cohesion…

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Carel Kolchinski
Carel Kolchinski

Written by Carel Kolchinski

Past lives as a journalist, PR poseur and commercial slave. Now an aged teetotaller, cyclist, enthusiastic musician and painter. Certified writing addict.

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