Comments on: What Makes for Good Writing http://bly.com/blog/general/what-makes-for-good-writing/ bly.com direct marketing blog Tue, 22 May 2012 15:10:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: hosting http://bly.com/blog/general/what-makes-for-good-writing/#comment-674296 hosting Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:49:54 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=197#comment-674296 Informative article. Good writing will also increase your google positioning. Informative article. Good writing will also increase your google positioning.

]]> By: re_here http://bly.com/blog/general/what-makes-for-good-writing/#comment-235966 re_here Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:15:06 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=197#comment-235966 hi bob... nice to see ur writing. in my opinion, good writing: we write what's in our mind communicatively so people can undestand what we want. from that, they can follow our mind. how about me? maybe i'm not a good writer yet if i use english, but i will try. never say give up. send me some email: khanif_almustaqiem@yahoo.com or add me as ur friend in friendster: esp_f_tya@yahoo.com hi bob… nice to see ur writing. in my opinion, good writing: we write what’s in our mind communicatively so people can undestand what we want. from that, they can follow our mind.
how about me? maybe i’m not a good writer yet if i use english, but i will try. never say give up.
send me some email: khanif_almustaqiem@yahoo.com
or add me as ur friend in friendster: esp_f_tya@yahoo.com

]]> By: Pixel Ads http://bly.com/blog/general/what-makes-for-good-writing/#comment-212376 Pixel Ads Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:08:10 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=197#comment-212376 In my opinion, good writing today, especially on the internet, is writing something useful that gets straight to the point. People aren't looking for a long engagment. They want the straight facts quickly. In my opinion, good writing today, especially on the internet, is writing something useful that gets straight to the point.

People aren’t looking for a long engagment. They want the straight facts quickly.

]]> By: Eric Graham http://bly.com/blog/general/what-makes-for-good-writing/#comment-203554 Eric Graham Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:06:24 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=197#comment-203554 With the unprecedented access everyone has to information these days, I feel that new and good ideas (backed up by enough factual content to lend credibility to the ideas) are the most important. Also, another consideration is... With the massive volume of information available, people increasingly need expert advice to help sort and filter what information is of value and what is a waste of their time. Quantity of available information is not the same as quality of information. Eric Graham With the unprecedented access everyone has to information these days, I feel that new and good ideas (backed up by enough factual content to lend credibility to the ideas) are the most important.

Also, another consideration is…

With the massive volume of information available, people increasingly need expert advice to help sort and filter what information is of value and what is a waste of their time.

Quantity of available information is not the same as quality of information.

Eric Graham

]]> By: Mordechai (Morty) Schiller http://bly.com/blog/general/what-makes-for-good-writing/#comment-202493 Mordechai (Morty) Schiller Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:02:01 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=197#comment-202493 Bob, Good writing is writing that fits.... It fits the reader and the goal of the writer. The goal might be to sell. Or it might be to amuse or to inspire. And if the writer can accomplish that goal with a tasteful, writerly turn of phrase, how much the better! William Maynard of Bates advertising said, "Most good copywriters fall into two categories. Poets. And killers. Poets see an ad as an end. Killers as a means to an end." David Ogilvy added, "If you are both killer and poet, you get rich." Morty Bob, Good writing is writing that fits…. It fits the reader and the goal of the writer. The goal might be to sell. Or it might be to amuse or to inspire. And if the writer can accomplish that goal with a tasteful, writerly turn of phrase, how much the better!

William Maynard of Bates advertising said, “Most good copywriters fall into two categories. Poets. And killers. Poets see an ad as an end. Killers as a means to an end.” David Ogilvy added, “If you are both killer and poet, you get rich.”

Morty

]]> By: Sean Woodruff http://bly.com/blog/general/what-makes-for-good-writing/#comment-200964 Sean Woodruff Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:31:16 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=197#comment-200964 An interested reader. An interested reader.

]]> By: Craig Hysell http://bly.com/blog/general/what-makes-for-good-writing/#comment-200197 Craig Hysell Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:52:34 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=197#comment-200197 Good ideas backed by good information always seem to hold my attention. But which is more important? I don't know. If it's a good idea but can not sway the public with its means then it is soon forgotten. If it is good information but doesn't promote success or gain in a new realm then it is pointless. Dostoyevsky once said, "There is no idea, no fact, which can not be vulgarized and presented in a ludicrous light." Apparently good writing is up to the ability of the writer's presentation and the audience's perception of what it is being told. In that respect- where truth lies in the eye of the beholder- anything can seem good to someone. How dangerous... how exciting. Best job in the world. Good ideas backed by good information always seem to hold my attention. But which is more important? I don’t know.

If it’s a good idea but can not sway the public with its means then it is soon forgotten. If it is good information but doesn’t promote success or gain in a new realm then it is pointless.

Dostoyevsky once said, “There is no idea, no fact, which can not be vulgarized and presented in a ludicrous light.” Apparently good writing is up to the ability of the writer’s presentation and the audience’s perception of what it is being told. In that respect- where truth lies in the eye of the beholder- anything can seem good to someone. How dangerous… how exciting. Best job in the world.

]]> By: Chris Lake http://bly.com/blog/general/what-makes-for-good-writing/#comment-200175 Chris Lake Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:42:02 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=197#comment-200175 Although I think good writing depends on both good ideas and good information, I think the idea is paramount. Where there is so much information available, readers need a good reason to read one source over another. The writer who presents the information in a new, original way has a great advantage. Nevertheless, a good idea with little supporting data may be perceived as nothing more than opinion, and the marketing-savvy American audience is not particularly receptive to opinion-based sales--unless the speaker is a celebrity. All of the above is, of course, my opinion... and I'm no celebrity. Although I think good writing depends on both good ideas and good information, I think the idea is paramount. Where there is so much information available, readers need a good reason to read one source over another. The writer who presents the information in a new, original way has a great advantage.

Nevertheless, a good idea with little supporting data may be perceived as nothing more than opinion, and the marketing-savvy American audience is not particularly receptive to opinion-based sales–unless the speaker is a celebrity.

All of the above is, of course, my opinion… and I’m no celebrity.

]]> By: Nick Wright http://bly.com/blog/general/what-makes-for-good-writing/#comment-200150 Nick Wright Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:17:51 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=197#comment-200150 Both are important. In my opinion, good ideas without factual information cause writers to lose credibility, while good information without any ideas is a boring read. Tell me a story using facts. Let me picture something in my mind. Now that's what makes for good writing. Nick Both are important.

In my opinion, good ideas without factual information cause writers to lose credibility, while good information without any ideas is a boring read.

Tell me a story using facts. Let me picture something in my mind.

Now that’s what makes for good writing.

Nick

]]> By: Michael Stelzner http://bly.com/blog/general/what-makes-for-good-writing/#comment-199802 Michael Stelzner Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:44:31 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=197#comment-199802 Hi Bob; In a sea of information, relevance is what matters most. Good information that is not relevant to its intended reader is lost at sea. In many respects, I would say the over abundance of information has actually made it harder for people to make decisions. However, good writing always matters--whether or not the ideas is new. Short is also good. This might explain the amazing interest in white papers (something we both know much about). Mike Hi Bob;

In a sea of information, relevance is what matters most. Good information that is not relevant to its intended reader is lost at sea.

In many respects, I would say the over abundance of information has actually made it harder for people to make decisions.

However, good writing always matters–whether or not the ideas is new.

Short is also good. This might explain the amazing interest in white papers (something we both know much about).

Mike

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