On Writing Well C5-6:2017-11-01

The Audience and Words

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I.The Audience

Who am I writing for ? Whom am I writing for ?

You shouldn't aim at currying favour with the reader, but writing for yourself with blast so that the audiences are willing to tag along you.

Tips:

① Craft or mechanical act:master skill ——Simplify, prune and strive for order

② Attitude or creative act: express your personality——your opinion, preference and world view


II. Words

The sentence isn't  a combination, patched instant words, cheap words or clichés together. It should have clear meanings, original words and logical descreptions.

Tips:

① Cultivate the best models to imitate.

② Uitilize dictionary properly to recognize words clearly.

③ Care about sound and rhythm of words.


III Phrases

1.If they doze off in the middle of your article because you have been careless about a technical detail.

doze off 短语动词

to go to sleep, especially when you did not intend to

同义 drop off,nod off

例:I must have dozed off.

仿: The meeting was so drag on that I had dozed off.


Now I'm saying you must write for yourself and not be gnawed by worry over whether the reader is tagging along.

tag along短语动词

to go somewhere with someone, especially when they have not asked you to gowith them

同义 tag on 英式: tag along with

例:Kate tagged along with mum and Vicky.

if you go about it with enjoyment you will also entertain the readers who are worth writing for.

go about短语动词

to start to do something:

例: I want to learn German but I don't know the best way to go about it.

...as I listen to the enthusiastic cackling of urbanites, who have suddenly taken up the hen socially

take up

to accept a suggestion, offer, or idea:

例:Rob took up the invitation to visit.

.....occasionally someone wises you up by refusing to submit where it isn't necessary.

wise up (to something)

(informal) to become aware of the unpleasant truth about a situation

例:wise up to the flavours of North Africa.

Take the time to root around and find the ones you want

root around

[intransitive] to search for something by moving things or turning things over

同:rummage,

例:Whoʼs been rooting around in my desk?

....they are chopped off to form verbs.

chop something  off 短语动词

to remove something by cutting it with a sharp tool:

例:The branch had been chopped off.


IV Thought

Don’t worry about whether the reader will “get it” if you indulge a sudden impulse for humor. If it amuses you in the act of writing, put it in. (It can always be taken out, but only you can put it in.)

作者提出写作为自己而写,或许,不仅是因为这是对于语言修炼的一种要求,也是为了让写作者在写作—孤独的苦计活上走的更久。

村上在《我的职业是小说家》有一段对写小说的描述:独自一人困守屋内,“这也不对,那也不行”,一个劲地寻词觅句,枯坐案前绞尽脑汁,花上一整天时间,总算让某句话的文意更加贴切了,然而既不会有谁报以掌声,也不会有谁走过来拍拍你的肩膀,夸赞一声“干得好”,只能自己一个人心满意足地“嗯嗯”颔首罢了。成书之日,这世上可能都没有人注意到这个贴切的句子。

困守小屋,一个人心满意足颔首称赞,这活长久坚持的真是着实佩服!用心锤炼自己文字表达自己心声,只是为了自己,当遇见数个懂你文章欣赏你文字的读者这便是件开心的事;反之,迎合大众口味和时尚,刻意追求读者追随,当不得时自己写作思维、热情也会日渐消退吧。


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