Six Golden Rules That Will Change Your Writing Life
Apply these rules and watch your writing pop
Writing is a craft, which means it can be studied, understood, and learnt. It’s natural for you to feel inadequate after reading the works of some excellent writers. But here is the good news, you can be a better writer if you are ready to do the work.
After wrestling with a bouquet of books, I have encountered some of the world’s best writers. George Orwell is one of such beautiful minds that blessed the world with greats gifts such as Animal Farm, 1984, The Road to Wigan Pier amongst many others. His exceptional use of allegory in Animal Farm made him stand out amidst his peers.
However, not many people know his real name — Eric Arthur Blair. In fact, his tombstone bears “Eric Arthur Blair.” But even in his death, the world continues to celebrate the works of Orwell for his ability to explain social injustice, autocracy, democratic socialism to the common man. This is a popular quote from his book, Animal Farm: “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.”
In “Politics and the English Language,” an essay published by Orwell in 1946, he handed six golden rules to all writers of the English language. They are six cardinal points that can guide your choices of words and embellish your works…
