Writing Vocabulary and Techniques

Vocabulary

• Refers to the amount of resources one has.

• Refers to the importance of how resources are utilized.

• Refers to the saying, 'it ain't how much you've got, honey, it's how you use it'.

• Refers to the idea that wealth is the only measure of success.

Vocabulary and grammar.

• Commonest tools in writing.

• Advanced literary techniques.

• Creative writing styles.

• Editing and proofreading methods.

Dialogue attribution.

• Refers to "Swifties".

• Refers to a type of punctuation.

• Refers to a literary device used in poetry.

• Refers to a character's inner thoughts.

The beat.

• A rhythm that defines the mood of the story.

• In fiction, what varies the pace and keeps writing fresh.

• A character's emotional journey throughout the narrative.

• The setting that influences the plot's development.

It must be portable, allowing the writer to carry it wherever they go.

• Describes how a writer's style should be.

• Indicates the writer's preferred genre.

• Refers to the tools a writer uses.

• Suggests the length of the writing piece.

Screws, nuts, and bolts.

• Adjectives and adverbs are compared to these in writing.

• Nouns and verbs are compared to these in writing.

• Prepositions and conjunctions are compared to these in writing.

• Pronouns and interjections are compared to these in writing.

Said (as in he said, she said).

• Common form of dialogue attribution.

• A type of punctuation used in writing.

• A synonym for the word 'told'.

• An expression of surprise or disbelief.

Elements of style (including rules from Strunk and White).

• What writers need to consider for effective writing.

• The importance of grammar in writing.

• The role of creativity in storytelling.

• The necessity of using complex vocabulary.

The reader (Constant Reader).

• A term for the audience in writing.

• A type of literary device.

• A character in a novel.

• A genre of literature.

The topic sentence followed by others that explain or amplify the first.

• Structure of a paragraph.

• A type of essay format.

• A method of summarizing text.

• A technique for persuasive writing.