For this reason, reading and writing are equally important - but some might argue that reading comes first. If you don’t write, you never know what needs to improve. It’s like you learn in theory but never apply it in real life. Sounds puzzling? - but you need to write more to make use of those readings. If you think you have to read more to learn or write better, you also need to write more to write better. Make it a habit to read from crosscutting sources to get to know multiple forms and styles of writing. You not only need to think outside the box of “writing has only one form” but also get rid of that box. If your business writing is above-average, it doesn’t mean you are good at other forms of writing, namely creative, academic, or journalistic. One comes across the various forms of writing through reading. That’s how King’s advice on reading and writing helped me. I read a lot - not only to get to know things but also to improve my writing skills.
“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” -Stephen King Myth: Good reading is not a prerequisite for good writing or vice versa. Read more than you write Write more than you read It might be okay for a specific audience, though.Ĥ. It’s better to have simplicity in writing, mainly when it is for a general audience. If you come across those big words in that last novel you read or that “jargon” business book you order for $2 or that scientific paper you read online, you shouldn’t use them in your next writing. If you use big words to sound more knowledgeable, stop it now - especially after you come across those words when you prepare for the SAT, MAT, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, and IELTS tests or any other standardized ones. This is like dressing up a household pet in evening clothes.” -Stephen King “One of the really bad things you can do to your writing is to dress up the vocabulary, looking for long words because you’re maybe a little bit ashamed of your short ones. Myth: If I use big words, people might think I am knowledgeable. Don’t try to sound more knowledgeable than you are Bill Murphy Jr., Inc’s contributing editor, writes about crucial punctuation mistakes:ġ6 Punctuation Mistakes That Can Make You Look Really Bad 2. Grammar shouldn’t hinder your passion for writing, but do not confuse it with punctuation.
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