The Essence of Good Writing
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What makes a writer good: his style, his vocab, sentence length, content, tone. Actually what makes a writer great?
First of all what is the summary statement that is true that makes a writer great. Please pick one.
| 9% (1) | I need a literary stylist. Style meaning: use of words and grammer, sentences flow, and artistic qualities. If he puts sentences together well I keep reading. | |
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| 27% (3) | I need a plot master. I need an engrossing story or surprise twists. Plot meaning: the way the story is told, how the story develops, surprises, and powerful scenes. | |
| 45% (5) | For me I need characters as real as possible, honest, true, revealing. I want to feel that the people are real and alive, and when I come away from the book I want the character to still feel alive. | |
| 9% (1) | I need orginality and unique brilliance. I want a writer to do something that someone never did before. I want him to take an angle or a perspective that I haven't thought of. | |
| 9% (1) | I need to feel like I relate to the writer himself through what he writes, meaning, I need to empathize with him, feel his desires, imagine the person behind the writing. The more human the writer becomes the better the book is. |
11 voters have answered this question.
Please only pick two that matter most.
| 18% (2) | A good plot | |
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| 36% (4) | Real, interesting characters | |
| 9% (1) | A human connection to the writer | |
| 9% (1) | Good wording and well-crafted sentences | |
| 27% (3) | Unique ideas and perspectives |
11 voters have answered this question.
This poll was created on 2005-10-22 17:16:03
by politico_mind
