How to Find Your Writing Style? | With Different Types of Writing

How to Find Your Writing Style? With Different Types of Writing

Your writing style is the way you express yourself and it develops naturally over time. It improves from a combination of your personality, your reading preferences and the conscious decisions you make when writing. Thus, What can you do to improve your writing style? Thinking too much about it can lead to behavioral, static prose, but you can do some basic things to help you build your style naturally.

What is A Writing Style?

Writing style is a personal way of communicating with the author's words. You can think of style as your signature because each writer and person is different. A style is created with voice, personality and mood of the story. Your writing style may change depending on your writing style, who you are writing for, and your audience. Read on to find out how to find your own unique, special, writing style.

Types of Writing Styles

Here are the 4 main writing styles:

1. Descriptive writing style
2. Narrative writing style
3. Persuasive writing style
4. Expository writing style

1. Descriptive Writing Style

Descriptive writing immerses the reader into a story by creating a vivid image of the characters, settings and events in their minds. Writers who use descriptive writing styles often use literary tools such as metaphors and allegories in their writing. The purpose of descriptive writing style is to make the reader feel that they are feeling the events for themselves. Most descriptive writing is not very long. 

Examples include poems, personal journals and songs. You can use descriptive writing into your workplace when you want to bring a story to life, such as a short biography or an autobiography written to introduce a new employee to a company/ factory.

2. Narrative Writing Style

Narrative writing extends over the style of narrative writing and tells a complete story with a beginning, middle and end. Narrative writing style follows a clean story and/ or plot, such as a fictional novel, screenplay or memoir. Authors who use a narrative writing style often use literary tools such as predictions and flashbacks in their writing. 

Narrative writing can be used in the workplace using personal anecdotes for a salesperson to prepare the reader for their sales pitch.

3. Persuasive Writing Style

Persuasive writing is used to persuade or/ and influence the reader to do what the author wants them to do. For a persuasive writing style, the writer must combine research and logical reasoning with an emotional connection that persuades the reader to accept the author's personal opinions and beliefs. 

Examples of persuasive writing in the workplace include cover letters, letters of recommendation, company/ factory brochures, business offers, and advertisements intended to persuade consumers to buy your product.

4. Expository writing Style

Expository writing is used to inform, describe or explain something to the reader. Expository writing style is 1 (one) of the most common types of writing and answers the reader's questions, such as what, why and how. When using an expository writing style, the author must distinguish their opinions from the information they are sharing. 

Examples of writing expositories into the workplace include employee newsletters, how-to guides and educational articles that are intended to provide information, insights and information about a specific topic.

So how exactly are you blowing those qualities away? How do you apply them to the actual writing process? Here are seven hot tips to get you started today.

7 Tips for Developing Your Writing Style

Whether you write a novel or an article, you definitely need a unique writing style. Follow these general guidelines to find this style and help develop your writing voice and tone:

1.  Be real. Focus on the point you are trying to make and only you can say it. Avoid using clichs- they lack creativity and originality and imply that you can’t think of anything else to write about. Choose a language that reflects both who you are and who you are writing for.
2. Use your life experiences. The accumulation of unique experiences in your life has given you a different perspective. Include it in your writing process. Tell your own work and voice about the events that have shaped you in real life.
3. Be present in your writing. Whether you’re creating a narrative story or writing a blog post, immerse readers in your story by appearing when you write. Use an authentic tone. Use efficient syntax to effectively tell the story of your story.
4. Have an adaptable voice. You should have a confident and consistent voice, the writing style should change depending on what kind of writing you are relying on. Different types of writing styles will work well with different types. In creative writing, your personality will change depending on the narrator’s perspective and whether the story is told through the first person or the third person. To write a narrative with heavy dialogue like a screenplay, a writer has to adopt different styles with each character.
5. Step out of your comfort zone. Don’t be afraid to check your writing. Although your style reflects who you are, it should also extend the boundaries of your literary personality. Include a variety of literary instruments to widen your voice.
6. Read other authors. William Faulkner. Margaret Atwood. Ernest Hemingway. Stephen King. Each writer has a distinct voice, melody and overall writing style that they have developed in their writing careers. Read your favorite writers as well as some of the famous authors with whom you aren't yet familiar and focus on how they use stories and compose sentences.
7. Write often. Good writers have a regular writing habit. The more you write, the more your author's voice will come into focus. One method that many writers use is a morning journal. This daily writing practice requires the practice of writing a three-page, longhand, stream-of-consciousness every morning. You will develop better writing skills and find your own unique style.

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Finding Your Style Writing of Writing

It may take a while to find your writing style, so be patient. Work on your style every day, don’t give up. You stay committed to the process and write often. Read on and rediscover yourself. Use your own voice and be original/ correct. However, last but not least, have fun with it!

Do you have any tips for finding your personal writing style? If so, put them in the comments below!