回复糯米粥的On writing, by Stephen King读后随笔

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goingunder
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Stephen King的On writing介绍的小说类的写作。我前段时间读了William Zinsser的On Writing Well是介绍非小说类的写作 ,这是一本充满智慧的书,边读边能体会作者的热情和魅力。对我帮助非常大。

他的核心建议是:GOOD WRITING IS CLEAR, SIMPLE, CONCISE, AND HUMAN.

Be clear使读者 easy to follow. 他说:“Give the reader a narrative flow he can follow with no trouble from beginning to end.”所以结构要清晰

Be Simple.  使读者  easy to read. 他说:“A simple style is the result of hard work and hard thinking; a muddled style reflects a muddled thinker.” Ernest Hemingway 也说: “Easy reading is hard writing,”许多笑川普的简陋风格,但他有效地和他的受众交流了。因为 most people retain information best when reading at a fifth-grade reading level。写作也是作者和读者的交流。不要把“Garbage collectors”叫做“Waste disposal personnel”。

Be Concise. 简单地说,不要啰嗦,能用一个词说清楚就不要用两个。类似“He totally lacked the ability to” 应该简化为 “He couldn’t”他说“The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components.”

Be Human. 是 使读者能够relate自己和 content and author。他说“Writing is an intimate transaction between two people… and it will go well to the extent that it retains its humanity.”

他同样提到adverbs啦,“Use adverbs only where they change meaning。”

其他的建议包括:
用词:
Use short words over long words.
Use verbs over nouns.
Verbs: Use active verbs over passive verbs.
Use adjectives only where they surprise or inform.
造句:
Make sentences flow,Make sentences short and rhythmic。 因为:“Readers read with their eyes. But in fact, they hear what they are reading far more than you realise.”
其中他有一句话很好玩:“a difficult problem in a sentence can [often] be solved by simply getting rid of it.”

令我感受最深的三点:
1.Simple writing conveys meaning the best, so ruthlessly eliminate unnecessary words and phrases.
2. Spend a lot of time crafting great beginnings and endings because they count more than you think.
3. If what you’re writing doesn’t inspire you, it won’t inspire your reader, so make sure your heart is in your typing.

当然读完后我的写作依然糟糕,但我已经有方向怎么去提高我的写作。

糯米粥的On writing, by Stephen King读后随笔
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本应在你的贴下回复,怕你看不到,所以新开。写得匆忙,错漏之处请包含。

布兰雅
非常好。我要把这个当模板。
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pureleaf
很实用,这是一生都要学习的东西
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kingfish2010
那么美国或中国考大学要写的作文可能是要反其道而行之,

大学里的人是不是都讨厌川普, 嫌他没有文化?

糯米粥
以书会友,不亦乐乎?以文笔谈, 不亦悦乎? 赞美女好学勤奋还谦虚!

今天中午一打开版面觉得乌烟瘴气的, 看见美女这贴,犹如清流。 人生有所追求, 才过的才更有意思。

他的在“用词”方面的建议, 跟Stephen King一模一样。King在造句,布局方面是从讲故事的角度来说,侧重点会稍微不同。 

“Writing is an intimate transaction between two people… and it will go well to the extent that it retains its humanity.” --King在他的书里, 说了本质意思是一模一样的话。

美女加油,有空有心情时多练笔,我一定给你当啦啦队