The organization of a piece of writing is of paramount importance.
Usually in academia, I follow a few simple rules.
If I am writing for history, or writing a lab report, I go in chronological order. What happened first, and what did he/she/they/I do next? What Happened because of X event and so on
In persuasive writing, I usually organize by strength of argument. I put my weakest points first, so that my reader is left with my most authoritative examples and tone at the end.
In personal work, I usually just go with what FEELS right. Sometimes a verse works better switched around, or perhaps a flashback belongs at the end of a chapter instead of in the middle or as a preface.
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