Comments on: 7 Ways to Add Flavour to Non-Fiction Writing

By: Books on Fiction

Books on Fiction — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:37:37 +0000

thanks for this post on fiction

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:44:02 +0000

The first photo had me chuckling through the whole post.

I’ve also had good luck with guest posts… and I’m leery of humor… so much of that is in the eye of the beholder… besides, I don’t tell jokes well.

Thanks

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By: PR

PR — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:48:03 +0000

Great post!

I needed this to jump start a business book I need to finish.

A big thank you, from my part.

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By: Suzannah-Write It Sideways

Suzannah-Write It Sideways — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:23:15 +0000

Christopher,

Yes, a really good photograph will do wonders for your blog. It does take a significant amount of time, especially if you’re looking for royalty-free, creative commons photos. But, totally worth it in my opinion.

Thanks :)

By: Suzannah-Write It Sideways

Suzannah-Write It Sideways — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:21:47 +0000

Shirley,

Thanks for that reminder–that you always have to remember benefits for the reader. That is, after all, the whole reason you’re writing an article, right?

Cheers

By: Christopher Jackson

Christopher Jackson — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:09:15 +0000

Great article Suzannah, these are all great ways to make our blog posts and other non-fiction writing stand out. I always try to do #3, usually because it is that anecdote or personal experience that has inspired me to write the post in the first place.

Something I don’t do enough, certainly for my own personal blog, is taking the time to search for relevant photographs for my articles, which serve as good hooks to draw the reader in, and create an image in their mind’s eye to attach the article to, so that they are more likely to remember the content and thus talk about it or recommend it to others.

Thanks for the article!

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By: Shirley

Shirley — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:14:56 +0000

Thanks Suzannah, it is a good summary.

In my experience, one of the best tips for writing copy (non-fiction) is to KNOW your reader. A core principle of marketing, you need to know who your audience is so you can write to keep them engaged. Think benefits for the reader.

Asking questions is another good way to hook your reader. Suzannah – you obviously did that at the end of your blog – you engaged me enough to comment!

Story-telling is awesome in any type of writing. Weave a story into web content that the reader can relate to and you’ve done your job. If you are a writer for businesses, you likely attend networking events with speakers. I love it when they discuss all the good ways to get your website ranked higher on Google – but then they fail to talk about keeping the surfer on your site. That’s where well written content comes in.

Utilize all the tips Suzannah included – they all can be used in the right situation!

Shirley