There are two kinds of mistakes in writing. One kind is small mistakes, such as spelling mistakes, punctuation, and unreasonable sentences. These are minor problems that can be solved as long as you are willing to take the time to learn some basic language knowledge. The other kind is big mistakes, such as writing off topic, such as full of empty talk, such as chaotic article structure and so on. These problems are all big problems that hurt the muscles and bones.
Take our manuscript as an example. If there are a few minor problems in your article, editing and revising can barely pass, but if your article has these major problems mentioned above, the editor will not even change it and directly sentence this article to death. This time, I mainly talk about four major problems in writing.
The first question is the perspective of writing. Just don't be self-centered in writing, and don't be full of "how did I do it" and "how did my friends do it". This is a big no-no for opening manuscripts. Generally speaking, in an open manuscript, there may be only one or two "I" at the beginning, such as "The book I introduced to you today is called XXX" or "Let me introduce you to three points of this book". The "I" here is the role of serving everyone, and it must not be the feeling of teaching everyone.
"Get out when you see me" is actually forcing everyone to develop a more benign writing habit. Why do many people talk about themselves as soon as they write? It's not that you want to express yourself, but that we have written our own compositions since primary school. People who just learn to write like to use two words, one is "today" and the other is "I". Today the weather is fine, so I took my children out to attend remedial classes. "I read all day today." You see, these two words will be used unconsciously. When writing an open manuscript, talk more about books and authors, and try not to say "I".
The second problem is the attitude of writing. Opening a manuscript is to open the book for people to read. You can add your own understanding, but try not to have your own judgment. For example, I think some students will express their heartfelt praise for this book when writing a public manuscript. They will write "This book is so practical" and "This book is really thorough on this issue". Or evaluate some viewpoints in the book, such as Positive Discipline, which mentions that moderate and firm methods may not be applicable in China. "The quality problems mentioned in Learning to Ask Questions actually only exist in some scenes". Whether these comments are correct or not, once there are comments on the opened manuscript, it is actually difficult to guarantee the objectivity of the opened manuscript. We say that the opening manuscript should play the role of eight endorsements in a book, rather than becoming a critic. We truly and completely introduce a book to readers for their comments. When writing a manuscript, you must remain objective and neutral.
When writing a public manuscript, you must not write book reviews or comments. Let's compare the differences between the three. Opening a manuscript is to tell a book in an easy-to-understand way, telling everyone what is good about this book and why you should read it. Book review is an objective and neutral evaluation of a book. Book reviewers don't have to tell you what's good and what's not. The feeling after reading is how we feel after reading a book. This is a very personal feeling-some people feel a little more about this part and some people feel a little more about that part, but as long as these feelings are true, they are all feelings after reading them.
Through this comparison, you will find that the opened manuscript is the writing form that can truly reflect the face of a book. If you haven't read this book, you will have a general impression of it after listening to the open manuscript, but if you haven't read this book, you may be confused after reading the book review or reading it. Because book reviews and comments are written directly, there is no need to repeat the contents of the book. So we can also understand that the opening manuscript is for people who haven't read the book, and the book review and feedback are for people who have read the book.
Knowing this difference, we should pay attention to it when writing a manuscript. We must honestly restore the contents of the book, don't comment indiscriminately, and don't create something new by ourselves.
The third problem is the temperature of language. When opening the manuscript, you should speak others' minds and consider others' feelings. It is not enough to have good content in writing time, but also to have a good language form, that is, the language should have temperature. We don't want to lecture or preach to everyone with a straight face, but pass on good content to them. Every point should be meaningful, and others are more interested in it.
When writing a manuscript, use less empty titles and more golden sentences or summary sentences. Should we be meticulous or more attentive when introducing the main points of books? It depends on each book. Please remember, when writing a manuscript, try to use this sentence that is related to everyone, not a cold sentence.
The fourth problem is the appeal of words. Some students will write their manuscripts into argumentative essays. There is no need to repeat what everyone knows when opening the manuscript. It should give some explanations or provide some examples to let others understand this sentence deeply. When writing a public draft, you can't just find a few words from the book, piece them together, and make sense. We should rely on the attraction of words themselves. Persuasive words can make your manuscript stand.
Briefly review the content of today's course. Today, we discussed how to write an error-free manuscript. Four simple steps: first, use "I" less; Second, true restoration rather than comment; Third, pay attention to the temperature of language; Fourth, pay attention to the appeal of words. If these four steps are done well, there will be no big problem in opening the manuscript.
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1, the difference between book opening, book review and post-reading:
The manuscript is opened to restore the contents of the book.
Book review is the evaluation of a book, which is good and which is not.
The feeling after reading is the feeling after reading this book.
The open manuscript is for those who haven't read this book, and the other two are for those who have read this book.
2. How to check the small mistakes in your article?
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Small mistakes are mistakes in typos, ill sentences and punctuation marks. You may need to train your basic skills, because small mistakes are often not self-aware, and you think they are right when you are wrong. Today, I talked about ways to find big mistakes, use me less, restore the contents of the book, and the words should be warm and infectious.
Use a search method that I can use less. After writing, check the place where the article is used by me to see if it is appropriate. Change it if it doesn't fit. It is best to compare the contents of the recovery book with the three-column notes. The temperature and appeal of the text can be read through to see where it can be put more vividly, just like polishing and retouching. It is also very important to open the manuscript, that is, to say the meaning of the book in your own words.
Understand the possible "small mistakes" and "big mistakes" in writing. When writing a manuscript, don't be self-centered, understand the difference between opening a manuscript, reviewing a book and feeling after reading it, and write more dry words (with temperature) instead of listing cold questions. Be careful not to make vague comments and write off words, and check your own articles to see if there are any of the above four problems.
Can I appear in the article?
When writing the manuscript, we played the role of a storyteller. We want to introduce this book to you, not to comment on it, so naturally there is no need to have too many personal perspectives in the manuscript. The so-called personal perspective means writing in the first person. Most sentences begin with "I", such as "I think", "I think", "I want to introduce you" and "I find", which will affect the objectivity of the manuscript.
Why can "I" appear in some open manuscripts? For example, when telling stories in Fan Deng, are there books and guns? If the storyteller is a specific person, such as Bai and Dong Qing, then "I" can be used, because it represents their personal position and preferences. Readers or listeners are also willing to hear their opinions, because it represents their attitude towards this book.
But in most cases, we are not the announcer of the manuscript, we just provide a concise introduction, and we are not cultural big coffee and celebrities, so we don't need to add too many personal opinions. What's wrong with each point appearing in the form of a question, just to arouse everyone's thinking?
Writing a public manuscript is not giving lectures to everyone. Readers and listeners want to see the main points at a glance. If the main points are all questions, especially "why", "how to do" and "how to do", readers and listeners may be impatient and feel that they have not seen dry goods. Instead, they might as well have some clear sentences or directly reflect the dry goods in the main points, which are more direct and closer to the readers.
What is empty talk? Is there a standard?
There is a simple criterion: if it is from conclusion to conclusion, it is basically empty talk; If it can be combined with reality, such as social reality, everyone's situation, people's common concerns and so on. This is a well-founded discussion, which is more likely to cause others to scream.
Will articles with these problems fail?
Not necessarily, it depends on the severity of the problem. For example, if you just add an "I" to a sentence, it may pass without affecting the fairness of the whole article. But if you accidentally step on four thunder-you have all these questions, then your article is likely to fail.
My answer is:
1, the difference between opening a book, reviewing a book and feeling after reading it.
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Unpackaged manuscript: a summary of the contents of a book, usually accompanied by a background introduction of the author. Use your own words and widely publicized cases to analyze the three key points of this book. Everyone will absorb a systematic concept and knowledge after reading it. Generally, it is a third body perspective, which is an objective introduction.
Book review: professional book review and daily book review. Professional book reviews, for example, some books will have short comments from social celebrities in the preface, or directly come to a longer "recommendation preface"; Another example is the recommendation of various e-book sales platforms. Non-professional book reviews, such as Zhihu's and Douban's short comments on "book lovers". It is usually one or two highlights of the book.
After reading: Some articles published from the official WeChat account mainly analyze the contents of the book from their own perspectives and positions. I found that many of them are actually condensed original works, and the whole paragraphs are copied and pasted.
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2. How to check the small mistakes in your article?
First of all, check the basic mistakes such as grammar, words, typos and sick sentences, read them several times and let them be corrected one by one.
Then, pay attention to the structure, logic, language style, the style of the whole article and so on. Ask yourself more why? Why do you have such an idea? Are there any other expressions? What are the disadvantages?