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By: How to Write Without Colour | Men with Pens

How to Write Without Colour | Men with Pens — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:26:55 +0000

[...] would never experience in real life, and draw from them experiences and thoughts and feelings that anyone can relate to, and we use words to bring those worlds to [...]

By: How to Write a Kick-Ass Review | Men with Pens

How to Write a Kick-Ass Review | Men with Pens — Fri, 27 May 2011 05:01:40 +0000

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By: Analogies and Metaphors | Men With Pens

Analogies and Metaphors | Men With Pens — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:02:16 +0000

[...] we’ve covered analogies before. You can read about them right here. The short version is that analogies compare something unfamiliar to something familiar. Readers [...]

By: 6 Weeks

6 Weeks — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:03:48 +0000

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By: Bridging the Information Gap with Analogies | Men With Pens

Bridging the Information Gap with Analogies | Men With Pens — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:10:16 +0000

[...] are useful when well chosen, and they demonstrate a lighter side of your creativity. When you’re writing about technical [...]

By: How to Confuse the Hell Out of Your Readers | Men With Pens

How to Confuse the Hell Out of Your Readers | Men With Pens — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:01:22 +0000

[...] explaining the blogging community mindset? It’s like nothing the virtual world has ever seen. Analogies are extremely useful â€“ and if you screw them up, you’ll only confuse people more. Take a [...]

By: steph

steph — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:08:32 +0000

"Show, don't tell" is the most valuable thing I learned in creative writing classes and the most important piece of advice I've given authors in all my years editing. It doesn't necessarily mean using analogies but, as you say, they are certainly effective at the right times! steph's last blog post..Thank You

By: Casey Hibbard

Casey Hibbard — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:36:16 +0000

Adding to what Bamboo said, analogies give your writing a storytelling aspect. And anything that adds an element of story makes writing more memorable to readers.

I might add that anecdotes in the form of customer stories work in the same way. Customer stories help readers actually envision what it would be like to use a product or service.

Casey

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By: James

James — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:32:18 +0000

*chases with a big stick* GET THAT WORD OFF MY BLOG, DAMMIT!

By: Michael Martine | Remarkablogger

Michael Martine | Remarkablogger — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:46:45 +0000

YOU COULD USE VIDEO.

(Ducks and runs…)

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