Here’s another “Recommended Reading” post from a great blog for writers, www.WriteToDone.com.
“Three Techniques to Avoid Being a Boring Writer” reviews Sol Stein’s book, “Stein on Writing.” I don’t have the book but after reading this I’ll be ordering it today!
When we write bulletin articles and/or blog posts we want people to pay attention to what we’re saying. What we’re saying is important because it is, or should be, instructing in God’s word. But if our presentation is boring and hard to read people will put it down. They will move on to something else and our work will be for naught.
To avoid being a boring writer, Sol Stein’s advice is to accelerate the pace. Here are his three tips for accelerated pace in writing:
- Use short sentences.
- Use frequent paragraphs.
- Use jump cuts.
The article at WriteToDone gives some good examples of these techniques. Hope it helps!
