How do you organize your writing ?

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August 11, 2016, 2:20 pm

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How do you organize your writing ?

i remember being younger growing up in English class, high school English to be specific and all the times were my teacher would go in to detail and the importance of having origination in your writing. If I remember correctly back in those days it was a 5 paragraph thesis introduction and conclusion type of lay out - which I should go into mentioning that that lay out helped me ace so many papers it was ridiculous lol . But I want to know for my writers out there are there any specific lay outs or ways that you write your content that you stick to? I'm curious to know, different ways of writing always show different styles. So what's your way?

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idealmike

Well when I write, I write as I go and say what I got or want to say regardless to how it looks on the page and or how many paragraphs it has in it. What I do try to do though is not write really long singular blocks of text. Paragraphs that are like 50 sentences long or something that suffocate the reader before they've even had a chance to complete that paragraph lol.

These are so much easier to read because it's easier to see which part of the text (which paragraph) you're reading when they are broken up into separate, individual paragraphs of text. Because you know which paragraph you're looking at. Where as pages that have really long paragraphs or ALL of the words are all bundled together into one chunk of text are harder to read and can loose where you was reading.

Plus nobody really likes to read massive long blocks of text like that. It's much much better when they are broken up and displayed on the page in much easier to read paragraphs of around 2-4 sentences per each paragraph. Much rather like I'm doing here with this. But it really depends what I'm writing about! Sometimes the very first summary paragraph can be one long massive chunk of text of around 5-10 short and or long sentences. Or it could be a short summary paragraph too with only a couple sentences.

And then the other paragraphs could be longer or shorter. Depending on what I'm saying or writing about in each section and how many words are needed to form that paragraph. Sometimes that's only a 100 words, sometimes it's 300+ words longer or more. Generally, I don't think any paragraph should be more than 300 words if you can help it though. But again, some texts can be nothing short of 5-10k words! Such as white papers, instruction manuals, guides etc. That said, books aren't generally like that as books have all their pages full up with words on the page. I guess it depends if you're reading a book then or talking about reading something online.

Are you sure it was "origination" or "originality"? Because the origination verb means to start or to begin something. Example: The origination date of Google was in 1996. Or "This lad originated from Australia".

I would imagine they meant originality because it is indeed to have your own originality when writing as every one does. My English teacher used to teach us that our writing style is as unique to us as our fingerprints are. In that everyone has their own unique writing style and no two people will ever have the same writing style. Not even twins with the same teacher. Well when I write, I write as I go and say what I got or want to say regardless to how it looks on the page and or how many paragraphs it has in it. What I do try to do though is not write really long singular blocks of text. Paragraphs that are like 50 sentences long or something that suffocate the reader before they've even had a chance to complete that paragraph lol. These are so much easier to read because it's easier to see which part of the text (which paragraph) you're reading when they are broken up into separate, individual paragraphs of text. Because you know which paragraph you're looking at. Where as pages that have really long paragraphs or ALL of the words are all bundled together into one chunk of text are harder to read and can loose where you was reading. Plus nobody really likes to read massive long blocks of text like that. It's much much better when they are broken up and displayed on the page in much easier to read paragraphs of around 2-4 sentences per each paragraph. Much rather like I'm doing here with this. But it really depends what I'm writing about! Sometimes the very first summary paragraph can be one long massive chunk of text of around 5-10 short and or long sentences. Or it could be a short summary paragraph too with only a couple sentences. And then the other paragraphs could be longer or shorter. Depending on what I'm saying or writing about in each section and how many words are needed to form that paragraph. Sometimes that's only a 100 words, sometimes it's 300+ words longer or more. Generally, I don't think any paragraph should be more than 300 words if you can help it though. But again, some texts can be nothing short of 5-10k words! Such as white papers, instruction manuals, guides etc. That said, books aren't generally like that as books have all their pages full up with words on the page. I guess it depends if you're reading a book then or talking about reading something online. Are you sure it was "[b]origination[/b]" or "[b]originality[/b]"? Because the origination verb means to start or to begin something. Example: The origination date of Google was in 1996. Or "This lad originated from Australia". I would imagine they meant originality because it is indeed to have your own originality when writing as every one does. My English teacher used to teach us that our writing style is as unique to us as our fingerprints are. In that everyone has their own unique writing style and no two people will ever have the same writing style. Not even twins with the same teacher.

10 years ago

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EliteWriter

The style will depend on the type of article. It will also depend a great deal on what the client wants or prefers. Some clients are very specific about that, while others leave it up to me. In that case I generally do not worry that much because the most important thing is to have a good introduction to encourage readers to continue reading, and then generally I end the article with a call to action in the conclusion or with something that wraps it up nicely. The middle part will obviously need to be flowing, with short paragraphs and when required bulleted points. Including keywords and details is very important. Unless required, I am not much into dividing up the article with subheadings.

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TommyCarey

When I get into writing I'll typically write it down in list form and go from there. I won't write it down in list form and then post it, but I'll have a list on the side that contains bullet points for me to hit. After that I'll map out each section so that everything falls in place and in order to make sense. For example, if I were talking about web design, I wouldn't start off with how you can build backlinks to your website to increase its rankings in the SERPs. I would hit Section A, sub section A, sub section B, sub section C and so on until I covered all of that section.

If I were writing down requirements, steps or a list inside my writing I would use bullet points or number them so everyone could see that I'm listing something and not continuing to another section.

This would be line one
This would be line two
This would be line three

After that I would continue on and cover what is needed. At the end I usually add something to pull in the reader, like a question or statement so that I can increase the comments and possibly get more content to rank for the search engines

Because as you know, content is king

My style of writing is pretty laid back and fun at times. I do go into detail a lot but I'm not super serious a lot of times and I think that helps bring people in and comment. I'll write like I'm talking to a person on the other side of a dinner table, and people love that.

Basically if you have an understanding of how to lay out your writing, before you write it, you're all good

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Lynne

I don't have a specific format to my writing. I try and write in a simple way and close to the way that I speak. I like to use really short paragraphs and break up my writing into sections with headings. This way it is easier for readers to easily follow what I am saying, they can also spread read or scroll my posts quickly looking for specific information.

I do like to have an introduction and a summary at the end.

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Cristian

Depends on what I'm writing about, but overall I usually go with the flow.
Even when I have some very important explanation, I usually write the main idea first and fill up the blanks as I go own evolving everything.

I also go back to add or reformulate certain paragraphs until I think everything looks fair enough.
As far as Ideas goes, I always note new ideas on my mobile phone on my "Keep" app, which essentially lets me put tasks for myself and also reminders.

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Corzhens

When I write an article, I always use a paragraph for each particular items. That style gives the reader the comfort of reading as against a cluttered and very long paragraph. But before anything else, I write down an outline of my article - this is a list of topics to write for the subject matter. I make a mental note of the sequence although when the article is long, I write down the preferred sequence so the flow of the story is smooth. I also use a dash - this denotes a meaning of a word or phrase which is nice to they eyes.

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Krisleen

This reminds me of the formal themes our English teachers ask us to write long time ago. It's actually very useful in organizing your writing. Just like what others have mentioned, I also organize my writing by using paragraphs. I come up with my ideas first. Then I group them into logical paragraphs that make up the whole story. I limit each paragraph to 5-6 sentences as much as possible so it looks readable, especially for lazy readers. It gives rest periods for the eyes. I limit the whole article/essay to at least five paragraphs. People don't like very long articles, especially most millennials. Information overload is not good. It's one form of disorganized article. I hope this information helps. Enjoy writing.

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vinaya

I am a freelance writer. I have regular clients who offer me writing jobs regularly. I am also on various freelance marketplaces where I bid on jobs or sell writing services. As long as I have writing jobs, I work on these projects. When I do not have any jobs to do, I work on the articles for my blogs. When I complete an article for my bog, I do not publish immediately. I wait for few days and then go back to the article for revision. I publish only when I am satisfied.

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