How to Keep Your Writing Simple - WritersLife.org

How to Keep Your Writing Simple - WritersLife.org     Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Hello there it's Peter here again from writers life and coming up today how to keep your writing simple it's so easy to make writing overly complicated and one of the great dangers writers can come up against is trying to make their work expressive and creative without being overwritten while one might think it's harder to make writing complicated than it is to keep things simple because writers want their readers to see to believe and to feel everything about their world and their characters within it it is in fact all too easy to create overly complicated and even confusing prose so how can you avoid this first don't use five words when you can use one it's easy to use too many words when trying to describe our characters and the worlds that they inhabit we so desperately want the reader to imagine it sometimes we ruin it by describing things too much not allowing them the reader to use their own imaginations telling them instead of showing them and giving huge descriptions instead of choosing the best words to explain succinctly and accurately what we need the readers are no and nest don't keep switching points of view changing points of view over and over again is only going to confuse your reader and possibly even yourself as the author stick to one point of view or switch character points of view when you begin a new chapter and next use time carefully going back and forth in time can add layers and depth to your story however if you choose not to keep time Linnea make sure you're smart and clear about it if you keep jumping forwards and backwards each time your reader will soon get confused and quickly lose interest and next what does the reader need to know when you are writing you should always have the reader in mind look at what you have written and be honest with yourself about what the reader needs to know kill your darlings cut unnecessary words paragraphs scenes junctures and even characters if they aren't important to your story make every word count is next your book can't go on forever even the longest books have a finite amount of words so it's imperative to make each one of them account if you find yourself writing for the sake of it or to draw out a scene to boost your work out you are almost certainly making your writing too complicated next use he said and she said many writers fall into the trap of adding unnecessary adverbs after a character has spoken dumb too many times and this distracts the reader from the story in most cases are simple he said or she said will do these tips are ideal for writers looking to simplify and neaten up their writing writing that is direct smart and interesting is so much more likely to capture reader's attention the writing that is convoluted complicated and overly relative so next time you sit down to write keep in mind these tips to keep your writing simple straightforward and ultimately far more effective and don't forget if it's struggling to write or finish your book our free writer's toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get focused stay organized find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to   like this video give it a thumbs up please and don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you next time bye for now