Ten Rules of Writing Good Writing

By Jed McKendrick

In our hectic, word-based society, it's good to know how to use words good. For instance, as a marketer on the internet, it might be good if you could use words good.

Because you might want to write an article with words, so here are some rules about it:

1. Parts of Speech Add Zest!

Parts of speech include things like nouns, pronouns, verbs, and proverbs. They can really spice up your articles, so sprinkle them throughout your articles.

2. Don't Forget the Headline!

Without the headline, your article will just look like a big lump of words. Or like a bunch of smaller lumps if you use paragraphs. Try to choose a headline that tells the reader something about the article, like what it's about.

3. Know Something About Your Subject!

If you are not very smart about the subject of your article, ask someone to read it who is or else it could be really bad.

4. Sentence Length!

Readers get distracted by different sentence lengths. It's not important how long your sentences are as long as they are all the same. When you are done writing an article, go back and take some words out of the long sentences and put them in the short ones. This will make your readers more absorptive.

5. Include Some Knowledge!

For instance, if your subject is How To Make More Sales, you should actually include some information about that subject so your readers will benefit and buy something from you, hopefully something that doesn't suck.

6. Don't Use Words You Don't Know!

One of the most horipulating things you can do to a reader is use words semaphorically. If you're not sure what a word means, just ejaculate it for another one.

7. Use Action!

Don't write limply. Let your reader feel the wind in their hair with explosive, action-packed verbs, of which I can't think of any right now.

8. Exclamations Get Attention!

HEY!!!!

See?

9. Involve the Reader!

Don't just talk AT your reader, try to get them involved in a dialog even though you can't. Still, it's a really good thing to do. One way to achieve this is by asking questions.

Wouldn't you agree?

10. End On A High Note!

Try to say something really good right at the end so readers are left with a good feeling about you and want to buy something from you, hopefully something that doesn't suck.

And don't forget to wrap up by reminding the reader what everything you just said was, like that it's good to write good because it can benefit you!

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