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7 Extraordinary Ways of Writing That Doesn’t Work Anymore
Enough of obviousness, we need a change
We read to gain knowledge. We read to learn. We read to get better.
However, in the blogging world, an authentic voice is almost lost.
Writing is all about authentic voice. Neil Pasricha says is best: “When people buy a book, they buy the voice. The voice should be authentic, it has to be accessible to us. It shouldn’t be academic or filled with jargon that we can’t read it.”
However, that almost became the new norm nowadays. Similar writing, similar advice, similar tone.
Enough of it now, we need a change.
1. Don’t Explain Us, Entertain Me
It’s easy to explain anything. Why? Because we get it. We can explain what we know. But, what’s fascinating is, there’s a thin line between explaining and entertaining. In both cases, you have to know about the topic, but a slight angle makes things entertaining, and entertaining things are self-explanatory. Entertainment opens up the reader and educates them at the same time, but explaining bores off the reader to run away.
Do you know why we hate books? That exact reason. Books are boring. Not entertaining. We love to laugh and enjoy…