How Not to Be a Pretentious Writer - WritersLife.org

How Not to Be a Pretentious Writer - WritersLife.org

 

 

 

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Hello its Peter here again from Writer's

Life and today how not to sound like a

pretentious writer when it comes to

writing whether it's fact or fiction

it's easy to sound pretentious this can

happen for many reasons be it that our

egos want the reader to know how

intelligent we are or that we think

readers won't enjoy our writing if we

don't make it as smart as possible

however the problem with putting too

much effort into writing intellectually

is that not only does it slow us down

and make this overthink things it can

also act as a distraction when it comes

to getting our point across or advancing

our plot so what can you do to ensure

that you don't sound too like a

pretentious writer try these useful tips

first check your language using an

abundance of long and complicated words

could put your reader off every time

they have to check the meaning of a word

you have effectively taken them out of

the story

if this happens too often it'll be

impossible to keep up either they just

won't be able to immerse themselves in

your novel or they just won't understand

it reading your writing allow it to get

an idea of whether it flows well or

feels too convoluted and complicated is

also a good idea next identify your

reader when it comes to avoiding

pretentious writing knowing who your

reader is can help think about who you

are hoping will read and appreciate your

work

if you're writing a fictitious story for

the general population you should try to

avoid creating a piece of writing that

is overly complex the average reading

level for an American adults is that of

a seventh or eighth grader an age nine

years old in the UK so it's essential to

bear this in mind as you write next have

fun with your writing writing should be

fun

and if you're not having fun and

enjoying what you do you're less likely

to get bogged down in trying to make

your writing seem too clever your

enjoyment and enthusiasm will come

through in your book and will mean your

readers enjoy reading your work more to

the more sincere and truthful you are

with your story the more genuine and

authentic it will seem too next don't

over complicate your plot an overly

complicated plot can be difficult to

follow and can confuse your readers well

it's great to be smart and surprise your

readers if you try too hard to confuse

them or make your story too complicated

to follow

they are simply lose interest and may

give up altogether don't over punctuate

over punctuating or try to be too smart

with your use of punctuation can also be

considered pretentious and may be

off-putting to your reader some authors

do choose to use punctuation as a

stylistic technique in their writing

however if you aren't sure it works it's

probably best and to leave it out by

following these tips you could ensure

your writing doesn't come across as

pretentious or confusing while still

being able to write with style remember

you can write however you like but if

you want your writing to be enjoyed by

others you do always have to keep your

reader in

mind now don't forget if you're

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