Your Writing Style?

[shufflemonkey16]

I've noticed that this site puts a rather large amount of stock in users ability to make good reviews. I love the dynamic it gives to these forums as well as its suggestion that a lot of us value writing ability in ourselves and others.

So what kind of writing style have you developed?
It doesn't have to be just for the reviews on these forums or creative writing. You can talk about writing essays and term papers if you want.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

I tend to use a combination of oddly placed verbosity and plain language... I think. Overall though the telling point of my writing style is my anecdote'ness, where I tend to link most of my reviews to personal experiences in gaming or otherwise.

 

[Maet]

I like to think I have a very detailed and thoughtful writing style. I'm the type of person that can spend hours proof reading a paragraph to make sure the words and sentences flow in and out of each other smoothly. Syntax and what not.

 

[Conqueror Kenny]

I tend to make alot of nouns.

You just got Ninjaed

And such things like that. I don't mean to it just comes naturally when I am typing

 

[Johnn Johnston]

I normally don't take everything too seriously. When I had to write essays, I always did them with a pinch of humour and a touch of sarcasm and cynicism. I actually got marked up for it, of all things.

 

[maxusy3k]

I invariably write things - non creative writing things - pretty much as I'd relay them to somebody in speech. Though usually with slightly less pauses and uses of the word 'like'. Got me in a lot of trouble with essay writing through schooling, since that was always deemed as far too informal... yet never came round to bite me in the ass in exams.

 

[NewClassic_v1legacy]

I spend a lot of time carefully considering the flow of dialog, or reading. I try to make my voice smooth as butter.

Except when writing reviews, it usually turns into a laundry list of good parts, bad parts, and interesting parts peppered with a dash of silly, half-tablespoon of screwy, and cup of milk fat.

Honestly, I usually fail, but when I'm writing, I always work hard on the structure and flow. I'm a huge flow advocate, and it's the one thing I work toward. Because, honestly, something that reads very well is always more inviting than a bumpy or choppy read, which will help me in getting published. Hopefully I can turn a career out of it, so I work pretty hard on it.

 

[the monopoly guy]

as of late?
bad, and or non-existent.
I have writers block likke you wouldn't beleive

normally however I'm relly good

 

[Gigantor]

Mine's changed a lot since I started here around Christmas. Initially I'd swear quite casually, use a lot of stories, anecdotes, imaginary events, and not be overly concerned about really addressing the game. Lately I've been trying to move toward critique, analysing games instead of describing them.

I used to be fond of using the most esoteric, specialist language and cryptic references I could manage, but I've toned that down lately because I think it's a bit counter-productive. I'll read something over dozens of times to make sure I like the flow of the language. I do like to use wordplay when I get the chance: rhymes, alliteration, assonance. Love 'em.

I hope to move into game reviewing through the medium of interpretative dance. All in good time.

 

[GothmogII]

*kaff* I've written one review in the User's section here. No feedback, so either it stunk or was so dull as to be ignored hehe. I'm practicing a bit before I try again though, as for style, I'm not entirely sure, I like occasionally peppering things with obsolete words like 'and lo' or 'naught' for flavor, but, flavor without consistency is not very filling...so I've found myself needed to work on the stock as it were...

 

[cleverlymadeup]

i follow the trend started by ee cummings and hardly use capitalization, i only use it to emphasize something

other than that i haven't changed much

 

[ZacOfTheZombies]

I find it easist to write in Script Form. I've writin entire books that way.

 

[BallPtPenTheif]

So what kind of writing style have you developed?

Probably somewhere between David Sedaris and Charles Bukowski... minus the effeminite musings and tormented childhood of David and minus the grizzled womanizing drunk musings of Bukowski.

yeah, i know... not much left inbetween.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I tend to write in sync with my speech, so dis-jointed, anecdotal and often parodying.

So, about the same as Pratchett and Adams, although with added RAGE!!!

 

[Logan Westbrook]

What a coincidence, I was thinking about this just this morning. It dawned on me that I don't really have a style. I quick re-read of the reviews I've written shows that the only commonality is that I tend to write in a conversational style, which often means my writing is much better when read aloud.

 

[Shadefyre]

I have a tendency to use a lot of adjectives in my writing, as well a writing as if it's a conversation rather than an article. I also tend to find myself slipping into the present tense, as if I was reporting a blow-by-blow of something happening at the same time rather than my formulated opinion of something I've already seen/played.

 

[BallPtPenTheif]

I tend to write in sync with my speech, so dis-jointed, anecdotal and often parodying.

i tend to write the way i speak as well. hence all my grammatical flaws. technically i come from a minimal screen writing background so my literary skills are pretty weak with my strengths lying in my observational and refferential abilities.

 

[ReepNeep]

ReepNeep, your conversational style is: 'Sniper'
You prefer to stalk and evaluate your target before acting. When you do move, it is with overwhelming force from an unassailable position. You tend to amuse bystanders with your antics but your targets tend to get angry and hold grudges.

You are also a grammAr (and spelling) Nazi and your vocabulary is too great for proper communication with a large portion of the population.

You also write like a pedantic, arrogant asshole. Whether this is an accurate depiction of your personality is beyond the scope of this evaluation.

 

[Uncompetative]

Does anyone know how to get my browser (Safari on Leopard) to stop putting a red wiggly line under my correct English spelling?

It really disrupts my concentration.