{"id":708,"date":"2013-01-01T09:34:04","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T20:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/?p=708"},"modified":"2013-01-04T11:25:57","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T22:25:57","slug":"seven-tips-for-more-effective-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/?p=708","title":{"rendered":"Seven tips for more effective writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=709\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-709\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-709\" alt=\"Jan1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Jan1.jpg\" width=\"282\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a>The beginning of a new year is a time when many people resolve to make changes.\u00a0 For some people, this might include resolving to become a more effective writer, writing with greater clarity and with more style.<\/p>\n<p>If you are someone who resolves to become a more effective writer in 2013, here are seven tips from the team at KiwiStreet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One<\/strong>: Think before you write.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have a clear idea of what you want to say, the chances of you saying anything useful are slim at best.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two<\/strong>: Have a clear picture of your reader in mind before you start.\u00a0 What does your reader already know, think, and feel about what you are about to write?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Three<\/strong>: Write enough to say what you want to say, but no more.\u00a0 Brevity is one of the hallmarks of effective writing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Four<\/strong>: Allow plenty of time to tweak and polish what you have written.\u00a0 An hour\u2019s writing usually deserves an hour\u2019s revising.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Five<\/strong>: Reward your reader.\u00a0 Your reader is investing her time and attention.\u00a0 Make sure that your words leave her feeling informed, motivated, or entertained.\u00a0 And if you can leave her feeling informed <i>and<\/i> motivated <i>and<\/i> entertained, so much the better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Six<\/strong>: Use words that your reader will understand immediately. \u00a0It&#8217;s easy enough for readers to \u2018look up\u2019 words they don\u2019t understand; but they seldom do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seven<\/strong>: When you think that you have finished, make sure that what you have said is, indeed, what you set out to say.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck and good writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The beginning of a new year is a time when many people resolve to make changes.\u00a0 For some people, this might include resolving to become a more effective writer, writing with greater clarity and with more style. If you are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/?p=708\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,6,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=708"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":712,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708\/revisions\/712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwistreet.co.nz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}