Three Ways to Write Articles That Get Read on note 4: Things You Must Not Forget

[Conclusion] Write with consideration for others

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In this series, as a spin-off of "Books I've Read", I am introducing "things I keep in mind to get the articles I write on note read". This is the final installment.

4. Things you must not forget

People who post on note surely want others to read their work, even if just a little. If you are writing as a diary or memo and "don't care if anyone reads it", please ignore this article.

Up to this point, I have written on the following themes:

1.Write from the reader's perspective
2.Write logically
3.Write concisely

The thing you must not forget is to "write from the reader's perspective". Who will read this, and who are you writing for? If you keep this in mind while also following the other points mentioned, you will surely get people to read your work.

This time, I will list "points to be careful about in addition to the above". This will help polish your writing and make it easier to read.

Note that this is also intended for essays and editorials on note and social media, and does not apply to novels, poetry, or printed books.

(1) Write specifically

By adding numbers or limiting the scope, such as changing "I..." to "I, at 70 years old..." or "I like Kyushu" to "I like Miyazaki in Kyushu," you make your writing more specific. You can appeal more strongly to the reader.

(2) Line breaks and indentation

I believe we were taught in school to indent one space at the beginning of a paragraph and use a line break at the end.

Doing this in web documents makes it very difficult to read. Do not use indentation. Also, insert a blank line after a line break. It is just like this text you are reading now.

When the content changes significantly between paragraphs, use two blank lines.

If you insert too many blank lines in a row, it increases the amount of scrolling and actually makes it harder to read.

(3) Use hiragana instead of kanji

Writing with too many kanji looks dark, is hard to read, and feels stiff.

Using hiragana for words that could be written in kanji is called 'opening up kanji.' If the meaning is still clear when written in hiragana, try to 'open it up' as much as possible.

(4) Be creative with your title

On note's article list or in Google search results, the title is the first thing displayed. To get people to read what you have written, you need to be creative with your title.

The title of this article was initially 'Ways to write articles that get read on note.' I simply added the words 'Three simple.' Please judge for yourself which is better.

Beyond the points above, there are many other techniques for getting your writing read. However, it is counterproductive to get so caught up in them that your writing becomes unnatural.

The important thing is to write with consideration. If you do not forget to write for the reader, from the reader's perspective, someone will surely read it.

Conclusion: Write with consideration.

This is not a book on writing techniques. But it is useful.

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