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How to make your writing musical
From the course: A Crash Course in Writing Well: Learn to Write with More Style, Flair, and Impact
How to make your writing musical
- In this lesson, you're going to discover that there is another layer of elegance that you can add to your writing that will also help to make it flow well. It's a concept that I sometimes call musicality. Once you understand this concept of musicality, you'll be able to give your writing what many writers like to refer to as rhythm. I'm talking about the quality that turns a clunky sounding piece of writing into something that dances along beautifully, or that sings to you. Now, when you have this musical quality running through your words, sentences, and paragraphs, that is when your writing really begins to take on the so-called wow factor. The trouble, however, is that musicality and rhythm are really difficult concepts to explain in the context of writing, even though many of us will easily recognize them when we encounter them. To my students, I often show this excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther…
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How I discovered the secret sauce9m
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The magic of simplicity3m 25s
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How to make your writing tight6m 50s
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How to make your writing plain4m 57s
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How to make your writing straightforward6m 44s
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The magic of clarity2m 12s
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How to make your writing precise4m 52s
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How to make your writing sharp4m 31s
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How to make your writing specific14m 5s
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The magic of elegance2m 35s
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How to make your writing tidy6m 57s
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How to make your writing graceful4m 35s
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How to make your writing musical7m 12s
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The magic of evocativeness3m 28s
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How to make your writing varied4m 9s
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How to make your writing forceful3m 47s
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How to make your writing colorful11m 47s
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