13 Tips For Becoming A Better Writer

Here are 13 tips for improving your own writing style.
Reading
Researching
Comfortable atmosphere
Focus
Know your audience
Readability
Taking risks
Imperfections
Be yourself and use your voice
Personal experiences
Self editing
Read it out loud
Write
Researching – Writing from an authoritative viewpoint can have a drastic impact on how your message is delivered. Online resources as well as personal and public libraries can add insight to any writing project.
Comfortable atmosphere – Don’t allow distractions to keep you from completing projects. For some writers, that comfort zone may be listening to music or letting the television chatter in the background. For others, it may be a quiet room segregated from the rest of the world. Finding your comfort zone is as individualized as writers are.
Focus – When approaching a daunting subject, focusing what you write about can bring a greater depth to your creations.
Know your audience – An author doesn’t want to approach a subject like planned parenthood with the language intended for elementary students. Nor does an author want to write about the hippest night clubs with quotes from Ecclesiastics. Always write your material for your audience, they are often the only ones that want to read it.
Readability – This is one tip a lot of authors overlook because of their own ability to comprehend information presented to them. Some readers can get frustrated when they are not familiar with uncommon terminologies and may not have the extensive vocabulary you possess.
Taking risks – Never be afraid to step outside of the box. Most readers appreciate some deviance from the norm. Otherwise, it can feel like regurgitated information.
Imperfections – Being a successful writer doesn’t mean being perfect. Sometimes a message may have more meaning to a reader when the message isn’t perfect. It can also prevent you from completing projects over a few lines of imperfections.
Be yourself and use your voice – Every writer has a way with words that are unique to their own style. This style is referred to as your voice. It is the trademark that identifies most authors.
Self editing – This may come as a “no brainer”, but it still deserves to be mentioned. After writing an article, step away and come back to proofread your own work.
Read it aloud – This is one of the most effective ways to improve your writing. What may sound good in your head may not sound the same way once you have read it out loud.
Write – No matter what stage your career may be in, this is the most important tip. Developing a successful writing career can be challenging. Just like with any other profession, experience is the best guide for improvement. Every time you write, you gain experience in combining words, phrases and ideas.