WRITING ESSENTIALS http://successful-blogs.co.uk/wpmu/writing All the advice and support for a writing career Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:45:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Vocabulary - and other big words http://successful-blogs.co.uk/wpmu/writing/2007/04/24/vocabulary-and-other-big-words/ http://successful-blogs.co.uk/wpmu/writing/2007/04/24/vocabulary-and-other-big-words/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:13:44 +0000 admin http://successful-blogs.co.uk/wpmu/writing/2007/04/24/vocabulary-and-other-big-words/ From ‘Large’ John Brock comes the advice (from What No One Ever …) comes this sage advice:

Improve your vocabulary. A painter is nothing without his palette of paints. Similarly, a writer is nothing without his words, and the more you know, the more you have to work with, and the better you can express yourself.

The best and most painless way to improve vocabulary is just to read a lot. Read anything, and from varied sources, from fiction, non-fiction, online and in print. It’s all relevent.

]]> http://successful-blogs.co.uk/wpmu/writing/2007/04/24/vocabulary-and-other-big-words/feed/ The beginning … http://successful-blogs.co.uk/wpmu/writing/2007/04/19/the-beginning/ http://successful-blogs.co.uk/wpmu/writing/2007/04/19/the-beginning/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:21:05 +0000 admin http://successful-blogs.co.uk/wpmu/writing/2007/04/19/the-beginning/ I like writing, and I gather loads and loads of information about writing, both fiction (perhaps my first love) and non-fiction (like this blog you’re reading).

I hope you enjoy reading some Writing Essentials.

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