From the course: Writing with Flair: How to Become an Exceptional Writer
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Create variety
From the course: Writing with Flair: How to Become an Exceptional Writer
Create variety
- Sameness is boring, and adding variety to your writing simply means avoiding sameness as much as possible. And evocativeness, as we said, is all about making your writing more stimulating. So can you figure out why this is boring? In this course, you will learn how writing in a simple way can make your writing more punchy. In this course, you will learn how writing in a clear way can make your writing more comprehensible. In this course, you will learn how writing in an elegant way can make your writing more flowing. In this course, you will learn how writing in an evocative way can make your writing more stimulating. Now, that's boring for two main reasons. First, each sentence repeats exactly the same structure. They have almost exactly the same rhythm, don't they? We learned a bit about this when we looked at musicality, but this time we're looking at it from the point of view of evocativeness and how monotony creates dullness. The second reason why the passage is boring is…
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The beauty of evocativeness7m 21s
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Create variety4m 58s
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Create variety: Exercises4m 10s
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Add freshness3m 47s
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Dramatic and forceful writing4m 16s
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Dramatic and forceful writing: Exercises4m 16s
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Arouse the senses8m 55s
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Reversing into sentences: Part 15m 15s
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Reversing into sentences: Part 21m 28s
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Passive sentences4m
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Passive sentences: Exercises5m 43s
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Voice, tone, and character5m 32s
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Voice, tone, and character: Exercises6m 46s
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