Good writers have two things in common: they would rather be understood than admired, and they do not
write for hairsplitting and hypercritical readers.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900),
The qualities of a second-rate writer can easily be defined, but a first-rate writer can only be experienced. It
is just the thing in him which escapes analysis that makes him first-rate. Willa Cather (1873–1947)
Writing is an art as well as a science. Writing is an art since it has various styles to it and it is a science as
you would use different techniques to write it.
Good writing however has much more to it than just the common techniques used. [It depends on who your
target audience is and whether you know your audience well]
The parameters for a good writer depend on the audience who is going to read it.
For instance, the differences between the style content writers use and the style full-time is that the contentwriters
mostly use first and second person; whereas a writer for a newspaper would use an objective tone
(third-person reporting). The language used is also different for different media of communication.
The general yardsticks to determine whether one is a good writer are to check whether his/her article has a
good flow, eye-catching content and the language. The sentence structure, grammar, ideas and the form
used are some of the other factors that play an important role in determining whether one is a good writer.
write for hairsplitting and hypercritical readers.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900),
The qualities of a second-rate writer can easily be defined, but a first-rate writer can only be experienced. It
is just the thing in him which escapes analysis that makes him first-rate. Willa Cather (1873–1947)
Writing is an art as well as a science. Writing is an art since it has various styles to it and it is a science as
you would use different techniques to write it.
Good writing however has much more to it than just the common techniques used. [It depends on who your
target audience is and whether you know your audience well]
The parameters for a good writer depend on the audience who is going to read it.
For instance, the differences between the style content writers use and the style full-time is that the contentwriters
mostly use first and second person; whereas a writer for a newspaper would use an objective tone
(third-person reporting). The language used is also different for different media of communication.
The general yardsticks to determine whether one is a good writer are to check whether his/her article has a
good flow, eye-catching content and the language. The sentence structure, grammar, ideas and the form
used are some of the other factors that play an important role in determining whether one is a good writer.
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