Chapter 16 of the Bedford Reader titled, "Writing with Style", covers the topics of beginning to use style in your writing and polishing your style while writing your paper. In order to have your readers form a positive impression of you and your ideas, you will want an appropriate style which varies by the writing situation. Improvement of the quality of your document can be accomplished by paying attention to a few aspects.
Understanding the situation is the beginning of writing with good style. You can be inspired by reading the works of others. Citing your sources, avoiding the use of "I", and avoiding strong claims are useful. Making your document easy to read by stating your information clearly and using shorter sentences are helpful in keeping the interest of your readers. There are three techniques for writing concisely: remove unnecessary modifiers, remove unnecessary introductory phrases and eliminate stock phrases. Consider the advantages of using active or passive voice while phrasing your paper to effectively state your information. Adopting a point of view that is consistent will make your writing easier to understand. Formality, specialized language, and variety will help to carefully choose your words.
Polishing your style can be accomplished by varying your sentence structure. The creation of effective transitions that smoothly leads the reader to understand the information, ideas, and arguments and how are related to one another is improtant. Integrating the work of other authors by using more imaginative attributions will allow your writing to stand out as well as varying your words and phrases. Using nonsexist language, using good examples from a good handbook, and reading a wide variety of writings will expose you to different styles used by different writers. You can more easily find ways to engage your audience by frequent reading as you compose your own style of writing.
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