Welcome to ten minute to better writing.
If, like me, you find yourself writing a lot in English as a non-native speaker, I hope that you will find some of the tips I share in the videos below useful. I have broken down the material into 10 videos each about 1 minute long, this should help you find what you need quickly.
My own difficulties in writing in English, as well as the challenges that I see my students struggle with led me to put this short series together. It is not meant as a complete guide to writing but I hope you find enough there to whet your appetite, as well as useful pointers to what to read next.
Introduction
1. Do not sit down to write
2. Writing is not about writing
In this video, I mention advice from Stephen King and Deirdre McCloskey. You can get these books there:
Stephen King’s On Writing.
Deirdre McCloskey’s Economical Writing.
3. 2 tips about simplicity
In this video, I mention advice from Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren How to read a book. You can get the book there:
Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren How to read a book.
4. 3 Tricks to help with your writing
5. How to outline
6. Transform your writing with these simple but powerful paragraph hacks
7. Engage you audience
In this video, I mention advice from Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren How to read a book.
You can get the book there:
Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren How to read a book.
8. Crafting a Strong Argument: The Three Layers of Effective Writing
9. The Importance of a Strong Lead: Writing Advice for Beginnings
10. Writing Hacks: How Reading Aloud Can Help You Edit Your Work
In this video, I mention advice from Deirdre McCloskey’s Economical Writing and from William Zinsser’s On Writing Well. You can get the books there:
Deirdre McCloskey’s Economical Writing.
William Zinsser’s On Writing Well.
Thank you for watching. I hope that you find these tips useful.
References
Adler, M. J., Van Doren, C. L. 2014 [1972]. How to read a book. New York: Touchstone, A Division of Simon & Schuster.
King, S. 2012. On writing: a memoir of the craft. London: Hodder.
McCloskey, D. N. 2019. Economical writing: thirty-five rules for clear and persuasive prose. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Zinsser, W. 2006. On writing well: the classic guide to writing nonfiction [30th anniversary ed.]. New York: HarperCollins.
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Citation
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author = {Vernet, Antoine},
title = {Ten Minutes to Better Writing},
date = {2023-01-04},
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