Priceless Writing TipsThe Writer’s Pocket Guide to 3 Major Types of Writing

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Aren’t you tired of switching between different types of writing?
It’s absolutely normal if you feel that skipping from critical writing to creative writing and then to persuasive writing and so on is distressful. Here are some good starters for major types of writing, which will help you make effective transitions without too much effort.
Critical Type of Writing
Book, movie and other art critiques require careful analysis. Critical doesn’t mean negative. In most cases, critical means objective and unbiased. Here are the main parts to include:

1. minimal summary;
2. an evaluation of the quality of the author’s work;
3. statement of your feedback and the arguments supporting it.

Phrases to use:

• A serious problem with this argument/ theory is that…
• An alternative explanation might be that…
• An apparent inconsistency is that…
• This had the positive effect of…
• Another drawback of this method is that…

Creative Type of Writing
Creativity is a buzzword. The usual advice to be creative and “think outside the box” is nothing new. Today it’s probably over exploited in all fields. The truth is that there’s nothing supernatural about creativity. Each of us can be creative every now and then without even noticing it. Here are a few practical suggestions that can help you poke your nose “outside the box:”

1. Choose an unusual angle, such as writing a story from the point of view of a cell phone.
2. Mix the genres – write a news report on a known fairy tale.
3. Combine ideas – a mobile device + something that is always with you = Google glasses.

Phrases NOT to use:
Most importantly, you should avoid clichés, such as:

• The grass is always greener…
• No good deed goes unpunished…
• When hell freezes over…
• Run like a deer…
• Eyes of a hawk…

Persuasive Type of Writing
Persuasive/ argumentative tasks are another one of the major types of writing. The main steps to writing a good persuasive paper are the following:

1. Choose a disputable question.
2. Find strong arguments and properly present them.
3. Make your conclusion logical in the eyes of your readers.

Phrases to use:

• The truth is…
• I am convinced that…
• …goes without saying that…
• …speaks for itself…

Words to use:
By simply including these words, you can make your paper much more persuasive:

• obviously;
• evidently;
• apparently;
• crystal-clear;
• boldly.

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To be continued…