Friday, June 24, 2011

Effective Outlining Can Improve Your Writing

By Allec Borseci


A lot of people struggle when creating articles or papers. Some individuals can string together phrases in a very efficient way, but don't have the ability to structure their piece correctly. And others simply have no confidence in their capability to write in anyway. However, I really believe that everybody has the ability to write well. Like anything, you just need some time and practice.

There is one thing, though, you can apply right now to make it easier to raise the quality of your writing. And that's: effective outlining. Through taking thorough notes and organizing them in an efficient outline, you can actually vastly enhance the articles you write. And, while it may seem like creating an outline could increase the time it takes to write an article, it can, in fact, lower the time needed to create an excellent piece. This is because an outline is like a guide. It will take you from point A to point B. This is certainly vital in the writing process, because, most of the time, the hardest part of writing is knowing what to say next. With a decent outline, you won't be at a loss for words.

By making use of an outline, the entire writing process becomes far less of a painful undertaking. A piece of writing can never be poor as a result of whatever you have to say. There's an audience for everything. Articles can only be bad if it does not get your point across in an powerful way. Therefore, if you can explain the main point in your content in a way that your audience can comprehend, you'll be able to write quality articles. This is how effective outlining can assist you. It is going to help you to generate a organized piece that your audience can easily follow and comprehend.

Creating the outline is a vital part of the writing process. If the outline is poor and unorganized, then, most likely, your written piece will likely be sloppy and unorganized. It does not have to be perfect, it simply needs to be easy to understand.

When I begin my outlining process, I always put the title of my soon-to-be article at the top of the notepad or word processor I am working with. That way I'm centered on the intention of the content I'm concentrating on. Next, I'll use roman numerals, letters (lowercase and capital), numbers as well as other symbols (dashes, asterisks, etc.) together with indentation to help me organize my content. (Most word processor's have extensive bullet options that will manage this for you.)

I always begin with the introduction. Within the intro section of the outline, I generally only go with 1-2 sub-categories. Following the introduction is the body, and after that is the conclusion. The body is, clearly, the place that the majority of my notes will probably be and I normally have multiple sub-categories in this location. At the end is the conclusion.

Through every sub-category of my outline, I add the key points that will help me write a thorough article. When the time comes to write, I have a huge amount of info arranged in an efficient manner. This procedure let's me breeze through even the lengthiest articles in a fraction of the time it would generally take.

When you construct your notes into a well-organized outline like this, article writing becomes a breeze. The more thorough you're making your notes and outline, the more thorough your written-piece will be.

With this easy and quick method of outlining your notes, you will notice a substantial improvement in your capability to write quality content. This is definitely the method I used when going from making nothing to $1500 a month after only six months of freelance writing. Regardless of the kind of writing you do, be it for school, work, or play, effective outlining may be the simplest way to write better.




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