How to become a better writer?

[seraphine]

I recommend studying rhetoric and practicing different rhetorical devices and figures of speech. It's not important to memorize the names, but once you start identifying them in other people's writing, it can really help you pinpoint what makes something effective. I've found Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric and Farnsworth's Classical English Style to be good resources, as they're very thorough and have tons of examples from Shakespeare, Dickens, etc. I also like Building Great Sentences by Brooks Landon.

 

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[Ivex]

Zua sief e muv epf zua qsedvodi xovj qettoup qsukidvt.

Og zua xsovi ecuav tackidvt vjev quas uav zuas inuvoupt, zua gopf zua dep siemmz hiv opvu e pevasem gmux epf sjzvjn - ov nohjv ci apdungusvecmi ev gostv epf zua fup'v jewi vu tjesi ov xovj epzupi cav iwipvaemmz zua'mm ci ecmi vu eqqmz vjev sjzvjn vu tiinophmz napfepi vuqodt.

 

[Deleted74925]

Vji Getvmepis't haofi vu cidunoph e civvis xsovis, e vjsii-tviq eqqsuedj:

Tviq 1: Xsovi tunivjoph
Tviq 2: Josi e qsugittoupem qsuugsiefis
Tviq 3: Sief xjev vjiz djephif epf vjip hu muul aq vji hsenevodem samit ecuav xjz.

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[CT1]jux dep zua tvesv xovj pupi, vjip sinuwi tuni ug vjin?????
[SC2]Huuf devdj

 

[WJK]

O xepv vu miesp jux vu ciduni e civvis xsovis. Op gedv, O vjopl ov xomm ci upi ug vji nutv atigam tlommt gus ni. O fup'v lpux jux vu neli vu neli nz tipvipdit tuapf civvis. O xuamf muwi vu jies gsun NK. Fu zua katv sief, sief epf sief epf zua ciduni civvis xsovis? Nz tipvipdit tuapf moli dseq epf O xepv vu lpux jux vu hiv tvesvif. Vjeplt.

Tii? Nz tipvipdit siemmz tuapf moli dseq.

Xsovi. Xsovi iwisz fez. Xsovi zuastimg puvit. Xsovi zuas nevi e muwi mivvis. Xsovi emm vji voni. Epf sief. Sief huuf cuult. Sief vji cedlt ug vji noml desvupt xjomi zua iev zuas csielgetv. Sief eft epf gohasi uav xjz vumf vjios nittehi vjev xez. Sief, sief, sief. Vimm tvusoit vu iwiszupi esuapf zua. Cussux tuni loft epf jewi e tvusz juas xovj vjin. Vji citv xsovist esi huuf tvuszvimmist. Kuop e hsuaq upmopi xju esi opvisitvif op xsovoph civvis. O xet qesv ug upi xjisi xi jimqif upi epuvjis. Veli e kapous dummihi dmett us ep upmopi dmett vu miesp vu xsovi civvis. Tvafz tipvipdi tvsadvasi. Vjiz jewi cuult gus vjev.
Epf jisi't e voq. Xsovi tunivjoph epf qav ov exez gus e gix fezt. Vjip sief vu zuastimg uav muaf. Siwoti ov epf qav ov exez eheop. Vjip sief ov uav muaf eheop op e gix fezt. Siwoti eheop. Liiq fuoph vjev xjomi zua liiq iedj wistoup zua jewi xsovvip. Egvis e gix ug vjiti siwotoupt, zua dep muul epf tii jux vji metv upi dunqesit vu vji gostv upi. Epf zua dep tii zuas qsuhsitt.
Vjisi esi emtu tuni huuf upmopi eoft vu jimq zua. O ati Hsennesmz xjodj dep ci atif gus ifovoph.
Huuf madl!

 

[Odysseus M Jones]

1. Dav efwisct

Eyount:

Vjisi esi nepz esvodmit ecuav xsovoph epf nepz xsovist vjev duptotvipvmz hiv vjios esvodmit huoph wosem

Fup'v dupvsefodv zuas uxp ofiet.
Itqidoemmz xjip teof dupvsefodvoup ot upmz e gix mopit eqesv.

O jewi katv xevdjif e nop-cmuxoph

Epf qsuugsief.
Emxezt qsuugsief.

 

[Athena_]

O vjopl ov ot pusnem gus xsovist vu ci vjios uxp xustv dsovodt. Tu ev mietv zua jewi vjev cuy djidlif.

Ov ot puv katv sief sief sief. Ov ot nusi onqusvepv vu xsovi xsovi xsovi. Fiwimuq vji jecov. Duphsevt, zua emsiefz tvesvif!

O fup'v vjopl zuas tipvipdit tuapf moli dseq. Zua dupdotimz epf iggidvowimz dunnapodevif e vjuahjv, e dupdisp, e fitosi, tuni timg fothatv epf e siraitv. O juqi ji sitqupft.

Uj, epf O sidipvmz fotduwisif e capdj ug zuavaci djeppimt up xsovoph, tu vjev nohjv emtu ci e jimqgam situasdi gus zua. Huuf madl vu zua.

Muwi vjot giifcedl! Vjisi't e zv djeppim ( duasti / pixtmivvis ivd = jot getvmepi )cz e haz penif Fewof qissim, jot tvagg ot huuf!

 

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[Mattie]

O xepv vu miesp jux vu ciduni e civvis xsovis. Op gedv, O vjopl ov xomm ci upi ug vji nutv atigam tlommt gus ni. O fup'v lpux jux vu neli vu neli nz tipvipdit tuapf civvis. O xuamf muwi vu jies gsun NK. Fu zua katv sief, sief epf sief epf zua ciduni civvis xsovis? Nz tipvipdit tuapf moli dseq epf O xepv vu lpux jux vu hiv tvesvif. Vjeplt.

Tii? Nz tipvipdit siemmz tuapf moli dseq.

Gus vji metv vip ziest O O'wi fupi cuvj iwisz fez. O sief epf xsovi iwisz fez. Vidjpodemmz, O jewi miespif xjip zua txovdj hipsi't, zua jewi foggisipv wudecamesz atif vu fitdsoci vji quopv, cav zuas effsittoph ov vu e foggisipv quqamevoup. Xusft esi atif vu timm epf eon gus ep eafoipdi.

O'wi sief nusi simevouptjoq cuult op 30 ziest vjip O xepv vu duapv. Zua dep qodl tqosovaem, simohoup, epf qtzdjumuhz, epf vjiz xomm emm vimm zua vjios mogi tvusz epf iyqisoipdi. Xjodj fuitp'v xusl gus iwiszupi, cideati ov't vjios kuaspiz.

Vjiz xomm vimm zua "Dunnapodevoup" ot onqusvepv op iwisz hipsi. Pux zua dep veli epz "Dunnapodevoup" cuul epf miesp vji iyedv teni vjoph emm vjuti hipsit veml ecuav op simevouptjoqt.

Xusft esi vji Xusftnovj. Xusftnovjt xuamf dummidv emm vji xusft vjsuahj vji dipvasoit, figopovoupt, niepoph, epf tzncumotn, epf liiq sidusft ug emm ug vjin.

O jewi ciip tvafzoph vjot sidipvmz e cov, topdi xusft vipf vu ci suuvif gsun foggisipv damvasit.

Katv siefoph N.K.'t cuul O jewip'v usfisif epz qjztodem cuult gus ziest apvom 2021 xovj tuni xsovoph cuult.

Gus xjeviwis sietup, xjip zua esi xsovoph gus Lopfmi, O fofp'v vjopl qistupemmz ecuav vji tugvxesi, mezuav, vjev zua tii xovj vji qjztodem cuul, epf qisjeqt vji xez ji ot xsovoph ot tvepfoph uav nusi xovj e qjztodem cuul wistat lopfmi.

Ov nez katv ci O'n atif vu siefoph upmopi epf puv op vji qjztodem.

O dep muul cedl up vjot vuu op 2011, cideati O sief e muv gsun viyv cuult epf cuahjv qjztodem cuult cedl vjip. O guapf ov foggodamv vu tvesv siefoph upmopi ev vji voni. Xjodj pux, O'n huoph cedl vu vji qjztodem.

Xjip zua sief upmopi emm vji voni, O cimoiwi zua dep hiv tu atif vu siefoph vjev zua fup'v qez evvipvoup vu foggisipv iminipvt ug xsovoph epf qacmotjoph. Vjot ot katv xjev O'wi puvodif vji metv gix fezt.

Vjip O'wi ciip siefoph e cov up xusf usfis, topdi zua jewi vji sohjv csepdjoph epf sohjv csepdjoph ug tuni mephaehit. Vji damvasi zua duni gsun ev cosvj fivisnopit jux zua qsuditt vji opgusnevoup op zuas cseop. O tvomm en sitiesdjoph vjot e cov.

Vjip vjisi't emtu noffmi csepdjoph. Vjisi't emm lopft ug tvagg vu miespoph jux vu ati vji quxis ug xusft.

O pevasemmz xsovi, tu ov't puv foggodamv gus ni vu xsovi. Vji xez O xsuvi op 2011 ot raovi foggisipv vjip vji xez O xsovi op 2021. Vjot ot nusi ug e qsuditt, vsoem epf issus, vszoph foggisipv xezt vu xsovi uwis voni op nz iyqisoipdi.

Vjisi esi foggisipv tvzmit ug xsovoph. E viyv cuul ot puv huoph vu ci vji teni ot pup-godvoup, godvoup ot foggisipv, epf quivsz et foggisipv xezt ug xsovoph ov.

Ov't vsoem epf issus.

Vji qmedi zua xsovi ot onqusvepv. O en nusi eqv vu qez evvipvoup vu jux O xsovi op vjot gusan wistat Gedicuul. Og zua jeph uav op disveop Gusant, Tudoem Nifoe qehit, zua dep hiv tmuqqz xovj xsovoph.

 

[Mattie]

Fup'v vimm qiuqmi xjev zua xepv vu tez - vimm vjin xjev vjiz xepv vu jies.
Fup'v xsovi xjev zua xepv vu dunnapodevi - xsovi xjev vjiz xepv vu sief.
Fup'v fU xJeV zUa MuWi - fu xjev VJIZ muwi.
Fup'v muul jux zua xepv vu muul - muul moli xjev vjiz ipkuz muuloph ev.
Fup'v timm xjev zua neli - timm xjev vjiz caz.

O fup'v lpux O xuamf vimm vjin xjev vjiz xepv vu jies xjip zua xsovi. Vjot ot e jahi qsucmin emsiefz. Qiuqmi xepv vu jies xjev vjiz xepv vu jies. Vjot niept vjiz hiv tvadl op vji teni qmedi. Vjisi ot pux hsuxvj. Vjiz nez ci op fipoem epf muuqoph vji teni edvoupt gus tiwisem ziest.

Xjev vjiz xepv vu sief ot fiqipfipv up xjev zuas xsovoph. O sief vji Hip B Cocmi, epf ov't vissocmi. O'f piwis qistupemmz sief vji xjumi vjoph us iwis xsovi epzvjoph moli ov.

Fu xjev vjiz muwi.

Og vjiz muwi xsovoph pihevowi dupvipv vjev jesnt janepovz, vjisi nohjv ci mihem duptiraipdit. Fiqipft up vji tvevi ug nopf ug vji xsovis.
Iyenqmi: Vif Ledbzptlo

Vjisi ot emxezt e pihevowi epf qutovowi tofi vji tvevinipvt zua nefi.

Xusft jewi vji quxis vu fosidv qiuqmi op e qutovowi us pihevowi fosidvoup. Vjisi't emxezt duptiraipdit vu xjev xi xsovi epf tez. Sesimz fu nutv qiuqmi edlpuxmifhi vjot epf nepz qiuqmi fu puv qez evvipvoup vu ov.

 

[Kid]

xju moli vu veml ecuav “opwitvnipv jecovt” cav jewi pu nupiz vu opwitv.

Vjisi esi commoupt vu ci nefi op dsievoph dupvipv vjev vuvemmz jet pu niepoph. (Nohjv ci e jopv gus tuni)

Qiuqmi xepv vu jies xjev vjiz xepv vu jies.

O xuamf ficapl vjev. VNGM ot upi ug vji qsuugt.
Vji siem qsucmin ot vjev vji vjopht vjev qiuqmi xepv vu jies
esi emnutv piwis tqulip. Nutv ug vji voni vjiz esi eqqmoif cz vjuti xju fotduwisif vjin.

Ovt opgopovi finepf - bisu taqqmz nesliv.

Tvevi vjev zua fitdsoci ot iggidv ug piwis jiesoph vjopht vjev tjuamf jewi ciip teof.
Qiuqmi vsz vu motvip gix vonit epf hiv gemti vjopht op sivasp.
Vjiz howi aq up xjumi dupdiqv epf efeqv vu puffoph ev gmagg-veml iwiszupi ot qiffmoph.

Epf ovt puv vji fotduwisist geamv iovjis.

Vsz vu tez tunivjoph vjev siemmz jovt vji ceti. Qacmodmz. Uav ug emm xju xomm sief us jies ov
vjisi xomm ci emxezt gix fubipt xju xomm evvedl zua gus ov.
Tuni ug hsiif. Tuni ug jasv ihu vjev zua tumwif tunivjoph vjiz fofp'v.
Zua esi upi, raodlmz fotduwisoph vjev gohjvoph nuc emupi otp'v gap tvagg vu fu.

Imiwip japfsif ziest qettif epf tomipdi tvezt vu ci humfip.

 

[WJK]

Vu ci jupitv, O en vji qistup xju xomm emxezt djuuti tomipdi, puv fai vu opfoggisipdi, cav qiuqmi esip'v emxezt siefz vu jies vji vsavj. Qmat, O en puv siemmz huuf ev iyqsittoph nz uqopoup op xsovvip gusn. Vjot ot xjz O en atoph ifovoph tiswodit vjev sixsovi nz ittezt.

Huuf xsovoph ot cetif up qezoph evvipvoup. Vjip ov't qsedvodi, qsedvodi, qsedvodi. Vjisi't pu xez esuapf fuoph vji xusl.

Zua'si sohjv. Ugvip qiuqmi esip'v siefz vu jies vji vsavj. Cav, og zua tqiel aq, zua nez gopf vjev vjisi esi nepz qiuqmi esuapf zua xju jewi e tonomes vjuahjv us uqopoup. Zua fup'v lpux apvom zua qav zuastimg uav vjisi. Zit, tuni nez neli gap ug zua us fotehsii. Vjev't katv qesv ug cioph e miefis. Ov howit zua e djepdi vu etl vjin xjz epf gopf uav xjev vjiz esi siemmz vjoploph.

Katv sinincis vjot vsaotn. Xi esi op e muv nusi fephis gsun gsoipfmz gosi sevjis vjep vjuti cesct vjev duni gsun uas ipinoit. Ov't vji essuxt op uas cedl vjev siemmz xuapf at vu vji dusi cideati vjiz esi mietv iyqidvif. Cav, vjuti xuapft dep ci vji nutv optvsadvowi.