I'm so bored with many of the articles I read. They remind me of cardboard cutouts with blank faces. There's something there...I just can't see it. And ultimately, the words just drift by me like a raft on a lazy river. The writer has literally put me to sleep. Are you guilty of that as well? Not sure? Well, one way to stop hitting the snooze button is to make your words more colorful by painting pictures with them. I'm going to show you how.
Actually, I already have. Take a look at that intro paragraph. See the line about the cardboard cutouts? That is a very descriptive way to tell somebody that their writing is bland and boring. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen writing compared to cardboard cutouts before. So not only is it descriptive, it's also unique. If you can combine the two, you've got a killer combination. Why? By coming up with a unique painting, you not only make the article more colorful, but you also make the description more memorable.
What about the line about the words drifting by like a raft on a lazy river? Can you just picture that scene? I can and it puts me into a coma. I don't want lazy rivers. I want action. I want some energy and personality in the article I'm reading. I want to feel like I'm alive. Otherwise, one paragraph in and I'm going to change the channel. Okay, wrong medium, but you get my drift. Oh gee, we're back on that lazy river. Never mind. Scratch what I just said.
Where was I? Oh yes, painting pictures. When you write, think about the idea that you're trying to communicate to your reader and see how you can put it across in a way that doesn't read like your grocery list. Of course, if you read MY grocery list, you'd get a real chuckle out of it. I don't think there's anything on it that has a chemical in it or a box around it. I'm pretty much a naturalist. No, I don't walk around the house in my birthday suit. Not THAT kind of naturalist.
Okay, I've just entertained you and you got a good chuckle. (At least I hope) But the point is, I didn't put you to sleep (again, at least I hope) and I got the point across. NO don't worry...I won't say at least I hope again.
All kidding aside. If you want people to read your stuff, paint pictures. Make it colorful. Make them walk away from the article feeling something.
Anything but total apathy.
To YOUR Success,
Steven Wagenheim
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