Overview
This article helps you understand which writing style is most suitable for your book. Publishing.ai offers a range of writing styles with the freedom to choose more than one style for your manuscript.
Key Benefits:
Multiple writing style options available
Flexibility to combine different styles
Guidance for selecting appropriate styles by genre
Writing Style Categories
Writing styles are organized into three main categories that determine how your content is presented to readers.
Tone - How the Writing Feels
The tone determines the overall feel of your book. Your book's tone refers to the stylistic voice of your manuscript. This portrays your perspective as an author, conveys emotions, and creates your book's intended impact on your audience.
Formal
Formal writing style is characterized by a professional tone and precise word choice.
Key Features:
Professional tone
Precise word choice
Avoids contractions, slang, and colloquialisms
Used in business, academic, and official communications
Common Niches:
Business and Finance
Science
Technology
Informal
Informal writing style is more relaxed and conversational.
Key Features:
Relaxed and conversational approach
Includes contractions and colloquial language
More personal tone
Typically used among friends and in casual business communications
Common for younger audiences
Common Niches:
Personal Development
Teens and Young Adults
Creative skills such as Knitting or Pottery
Serious
Serious writing style is straightforward and avoids humor or frivolity.
Key Features:
Straightforward approach
Avoids humor or frivolity
Conveys important information effectively
Used in formal reports
Appropriate when discussing topics where light-heartedness would be inappropriate
Common Niches:
Psychology
Health
Medicine
Humorous
Humorous writing style employs wit, jokes, and sometimes satire.
Key Features:
Uses wit, jokes, and satire
Engages readers effectively
Makes challenging topics more accessible
Requires understanding of audience (humor is subjective)
Common Niches:
Entertainment
Topics dealing with everyday life in a comedic way (Parenting or Work)
Books for Kids or Teens
Perspective - Point of View & Approach
Perspective determines how you approach your subject matter and connect with your readers.
Open/Vulnerable
Open/Vulnerable writing style is characterized by sharing personal experiences and emotions.
Key Features:
Shares personal experiences and emotions
Creates transparency with readers
Builds trust with audience
Demonstrates authenticity
Common Niches:
Niches that deep dive into personal stories
Life Coaching
Memory Improvement
Personal
Personal writing style uses a conversational and intimate approach.
Key Features:
Conversational and intimate approach
Similar to sitting down for coffee with the reader
Authors share experiences, reflections, and insights directly
Relatable tone
Uses personal anecdotes to engage audience and illustrate points
Common Niches:
Relationships or Dating Advice
Motivational Books
Addiction and Recovery
Narrative
Narrative writing style focuses on telling a story.
Key Features:
Focuses on storytelling
Often includes characters and settings
Uses short stories and anecdotes in nonfiction categories
Engages readers through story structure
Common Niches:
Historical Books for Adults
Educational Guides for Kids and Young Adults
Cultural and Social
Personal Development
Manner - How Content is Delivered
Manner determines the approach you use to deliver your content to readers.
Authoritative
Authoritative writing style conveys confidence and expertise.
Key Features:
Conveys confidence and expertise
Assertive and direct approach
Used by experts when providing advice or instructions
Establishes credibility
Common Niches:
Investing and Money
Technology and Computer Related
Supportive/Empathetic
Supportive/Empathetic writing style focuses on understanding and reflecting the reader's feelings.
Key Features:
Understanding and reflecting reader's feelings
Encouraging approach
Aimed at building rapport with audience
Creates emotional connection
Common Niches:
Self-Help
Motivational
Health and Wellness
Counseling
Faith-based
Friendly Casual
Friendly Casual writing style emphasizes warmth and friendliness.
Key Features:
Similar to informal style with emphasis on warmth
Like having a conversation with a friend
Personal, inviting, and engaging
Creates comfortable reading experience
Common Niches:
Travel Guides
Hobby Books
Children's Learning