Kurt Vonnegut's Writing At Its Finest

Writing at Its Finest It is 12 am and you still have to finish that one really important piece of writing. Finally, it’s completed and you realize it is not anywhere near what you imagined it to be. This is an example of the struggle that most writers of all ages face. However, by implementing the effective techniques of a great author, many writers of all skill levels can avoid this headache. Great writers have special characteristics to their writing that interest readers and allow them to develop and express their ideas in the most understandable ways. The most vital features of good writing are simplicity, creativity and its ability to cater to the reader. To start, great authors are masters of keeping their writing simple and to the point. For instance, Kurt Vonnegut in his short essay How to write with style states, “Simplicity of

For example, Kurt Vonnegut explains this as he states, “…our stylistic options as writers are neither numerous or glamorous, since our readers are bound to be such imperfect artist” (67). Again, supporting the point that the best writers are able to cater their style to any audience. Moreover, great writers in order to accommodate to multiple audiences have the ability to simplify and edit their writing to remove ambiguity. The writer Stephen King agreement to this statement can be seen in his writing as he highlights the point of editing writing to remove vagueness. This can be observed in the sentence, “…your main job is to take all the things that are not the story” (King 495). King through this sentence clearly explains to the reader his belief that the main points of a story are the most important and that anything else adds to imprecision that’s makes the text harder for readers to understand. All in all, because of the variance in reading levels among people writers must learn how to adapt allowing their message to reach a more diverse