Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

Two words – Conservational writing.

Means: writing to a friend.

So how do you write like you talk without it sounding like crap? Without putting the reader to sleep?

Well, here are a few tips, hope they help.

• Writing to a crowd can kill your voice.
  • Instead, write as if you are writing to a friend.
  • Imagine your favorite person opening and reading your book, email or text. Will they laugh, cry or close it up unfinished?
• Conservational writing is not writing like you talk.
  • Messy first drafts are to be expected.
  • Then, edit until your writing doesn’t sound like stuffy writing but like casual conversation.
• Don’t write to impress
  • Write to be read.
  • Use contractions.
  • Write with common words.
• Read blogs, contemporary novels and listen to podcasts.
  • Avoid proper English books until ready to edit.
  • Read good conversational writing.
• Write in short sentences and paragraphs.
  • This helps avoid boring…