Make your writing stand out by not making your writing stand out

Continuing on yesterday’s theme…

I want to talk about style.

The thing that makes you’re writing stand out. The thing that makes your writing unique. The thing that gives people a sense of your personality when they read your writing. The thing that makes them laugh, and smile, and say, “HECK YEAH!” when they read your words.

An unmeasurable amount of information is conveyed in your tone, your syntax, and your word choice when you write.

For me personally, as a misunderstood creative kid, I was drawn to creative writing in school. But at the same time I often felt creatively blocked and perpetually frustrated at my inability to articulate my ideas and express my thoughts clearly.

But looking back, the times I struggled to write were the times I was fixating on style.

I was trying to hard to make my writing stand out. I was trying too hard to embed a deeper meaning into my language. I was trying too hard to select specific words to convey my meaning.

Instead of just writing.

But it turns out that the secret though is to let it flow.

And when it comes to style, it’s best to just accept that your style is tied to your psyche (you can’t escape it) and it’s not something you really need to do on purpose. It’s just something you need to allow.

And the more you write uninhibited the most your style will emerge. This isn’t to say you shouldn’t edit your writing, or that you shouldn’t try to use interesting language. But sometimes the best way to let your style emerge is just to write in plain language first, and let your style unfold naturally.

And that’s what I’ll cover in part 6 of my writing guide — 15 Legendary Writing Secrets — from some of the greatest writers, thinkers, and entrepreneurs of all time to get your message to spread.

If you want free access when it’s ready, just reply back “WRITING SECRETS”.

Until next time,

Kevin Hood