How Do You Write More Compelling Ehow Articles?
In my time as an eHow contributor, I’ve been impressed not only by the value of most of what I’ve read here, but also by the quality of writing. But there’s always room for improvement, and here are some ways to beef up your writing. These tips will make you a better writer and draw more readers to your work. Replace weak verbs with strong ones. You’ll remember the concept of “helping” or “linking” verbs from high school English. These verbs carry no real meaning. Replace them with more forceful verbs. Here is a partial list of helping verbs to avoid: “am, can, had, might, were, are, could, has, must, will, be, did, have, shall, would, been, do, is, should, being, does, may, was,” The negative side of these verbs- “cannot, shouldn’t, won’t,” etc.-are also weak. Likewise for contractions, such as “I’m, you’re,” etc. You can’t always avoid weak verbs – I used one in this sentence – but whenever possible replace them. Replace weak nouns with strong ones. Just as weak verbs should be repla
