What is Style?
Key Outcomes
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Describe the features of style in various writing genres and for various purposes.
“One of the really bad things you can do to your writing is to dress up the vocabulary, looking for long words because you’re maybe a little bit ashamed of your short ones. This is like dressing up a household pet in evening clothes. The pet is embarrassed and the person who committed this act of premeditated cuteness should be even more embarrassed.”― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the CraftThis chapter discusses the importance of style and how you can craft your own style on a professional level. Writing in an elevated style establishes not only your credibility (ethos) in your writing, but also learning about style further develops your skills as a reader.
Attribution
“Reggie with the Soulful Eyes” image by Monica Prochnow
