3 Practical Strategies that can Instantly Make your Writing Better

Summary

The article outlines three practical strategies to improve writing instantly: using the Grammarly tool, reading texts aloud, and reading diverse materials.

Abstract

The author shares personal insights on enhancing writing skills with minimal effort, emphasizing the use of Grammarly for real-time grammar and tone checks across devices. The article suggests reading texts aloud to better understand the flow and inflection of the writing, a technique that can be particularly resonant for parents reading to children. Additionally, the author advocates for reading a wide range of materials to expand vocabulary and gain different perspectives on language composition, ultimately leading to improved writing abilities.

Opinions

The author believes that Grammarly is an essential tool for writers due to its comprehensive checking of spelling, syntax, and grammar, as well as its tone detection feature, which is particularly useful in professional communication.
Reading one's text aloud is presented as a valuable activity for writers to refine the rhythm and delivery of their writing, allowing them to adjust the tone and ensure it aligns with their intent.
The author holds that a diverse reading diet, including classic literature, fantasy, science fiction, and modern thrillers, contributes significantly to a writer's development by enhancing their understanding of language nuances and broadening their stylistic repertoire.

A tool and 2 activities

I have been writing a lot lately and there are some things I have implemented that make my writing better without much effort. I want to share them with you.

Grammarly

Grammarly is a tool that checks your spelling, syntax and grammar usage as you write on your computer, tablet or smartphone. It is an app, a browser extension, and an application add-in. Once you install it and are logged in, it will automatically check your writing as you write it. It also gives you an emoji indicator of the tone of your text. This is great for business email when you may want to check how you are coming across to your colleagues. Plus, Grammarly is free.

2. Read your text aloud.

When you read aloud you can hear the way your words work together and whether it flows the way you want it to. If you are a parent and you read to your kids you may know what I’m talking about and how you can really try out the inflection you are going for.

3. Read more and varied sources

I have read a lot of books, articles, manuals, and other types of material throughout my life. Everything I read increases my vocabulary and my ability to understand the next thing I read. Classic literature has a different cadence than fantasy or Scifi or a modern thriller. But each type of writing lends a new perspective on how language is put together. By experiencing the differences your ability to use words together and become a better writer will grow.

These are just a few ways you can enhance your writing skills. I look forward to reading your next thing.