You have online writting - for websites, and offline writing - mostly for magazines. There are many fields: movies, technology, 'webmaster', health... Types of writing: - articles, - blog posts, - tutorials, guides, reviews, news, recipes, - making "Help" or "Rules" sections of a website, invitation mails, advertisments, etc., - press release, - labels for commercial products, manuals, - help with diplomas, seminaries... Lenght of writing: from few words to many thousand words. You can translate, proofread... It is good if you have some knowledge, education, interest or enthusiasm in some field, otherwise writing is only a pain. Start with considering this.
Basically there are four types of writing.. 1. Descriptive which gives a clear picture to the reader 2. Narrative which tells story 3. Persuasive which is written to convince the reader 4. Expository which gives information. Now in the freelance world... these types are only sub categorized. Say for example: Press releases is a type of descriptive writing tutorials, reviews, guides etc are type of expository writing sales letter, advertisements, promotional copies, marketing kits etc are type of persuasive writing and as for the narrative writing, it describes itself.
Are you from India ...? I'm just guessing by looking at your name. Slightly-off topic: Each version of English has a distinct flavor, and you need to be aware of that. I suppose you can say that this adds even more types of writing to ones already mentioned. The difference between American English and British English is huge, but there are many more distinct flavors though not everyone is aware of the fact. For example, it's commonly believed that Indian English is compatible with British English. You can certainly argue that is indeed the case, but Indian English is as different from British English as American English is different from British English. Its idiosyncrasy is very unique. If you want to provide your service to a U.K. company and if you write Indian English, then, first and foremost, you need to learn how to write British English. If you write American English, then you need to do the same. I'm not directly answering your question, but the point is that different flavors or versions of English create many different types of writing.
hey, cre8ive although ur post was a little off the topic, but i second ur post.. different types of writing is created with different flavors of english.. and moreover we need to be very careful about the version of english we are using and what our clients want...
The more you read the more you learn.Keep this in mind and you will come to know numerous styles of writing day by day.Each style has its own flavour. Versatility will certainly help you a lot.
i want to join academic research.And here he is asking us to write in mla and apa style.where can i learn this styles?any help would be great.
There are dozens of different writing styles, not just four. When you brand an entire skill set with blanket generalizations you are looking at it from a myopic perspective.
reading reading and reading and doing lots and lots of research are the only tools to learn the various writing styles... they just cant be taught or learnt at one go...
I don't really understand the question - but I've done copywriting for a few years and usually try to be funny in some way. Think woot.com style. But it all depends on the client.
I agree that reading, reading and more reading, specifically in the forms and genres you wish to write, will improve not only your technical skills such as spelling, grammar, structure, etc., but will also ingrain a standard of flow and naturalness in your writing. But if you're really only concerned with APA and MLA, it's all by-the-book rules. You don't even need to know it off the top of your head; I think it was only in my third year of an English Literature degree that I was able to write an essay without consulting the handbook. And now it's all left me. A 100 level or introductory English course might be useful and a relatively small commitment, especially if you're looking into writing scholarly type articles. Best of luck!
As you continue writing, you'll realize that you never really learn everything there is to learn. Good writers are always looking for new ways to improve upon what they already know.