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Understanding Writing Styles

This article will help you understand which writing style is most suitable for your book.

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Written by IT Publishing
Updated over 2 weeks ago

Publishing.ai offers a range of writing styles along with the freedom required to choose more than one style for your manuscript.

The following are the different writing styles and the areas where they can be applied.


Tone - How the writing feels

The writing style you select will determine the overall tone of your book. Your book's tone refers to the stylistic voice of your manuscript. This will portray your perspective as an author, convey emotions and your book's intended impact to your audience.

Formal

This style is characterised by a professional tone and precise word choice. It is often used in business, academic, and official communications. A formal style avoids contractions, slang, and colloquialisms.

Common Niches

• Business and Finance

• Science

• Technology

Informal

This writing style is more relaxed and conversational. It can include contractions and colloquial language and can be more personal. It's typically used among friends, in less formal business communications, and is common for younger audiences.

Common Niches

• Personal Development

• Teens and Young Adults

• Creative skills such as Knitting or Pottery

Serious

A serious writing style is straightforward and avoids humor or frivolity. It conveys important information in formal reports or when discussing topics where light-heartedness would be inappropriate.

Common Niches

• Psychology

• Health

• Medicine

Humorous

This style employs wit, jokes, and sometimes satire. It's useful for engaging readers and making challenging topics more accessible. It's important to know the audience, as humor can be 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

Open/Vulnerable

This style is characterized by sharing personal experiences and emotions, creating transparency and trust with the reader.

Common Niches

• Niches that deep dive into personal stories

• Life Coaching

• Memory Improvement

Personal

A conversational and intimate approach, such as sitting down for a coffee with the reader and telling them your story. Authors share their experiences, reflections, and insights directly with the reader. This style is characterized by its relatable tone and use of personal anecdotes to engage the audience and illustrate points.

Common Niches

• Relationships or Dating Advice

• Motivational Books

• Addiction and Recovery

Narrative

Narrative style is about telling a story. It often includes characters and settings and is used with short stories and anecdotes when used in nonfiction categories.

Common Niches

• Historical Books for Adults

• Educational Guides for Kids and Young Adults

• Cultural and Social

• Personal Development


Manner — How the content is delivered

Authoritative

An authoritative style conveys confidence and expertise. It is assertive and direct and is often used by experts when providing advice or instructions.

Common Niches

• Investing and Money

• Technology and Computer Related

Supportive/Empathetic

Writing with empathy means understanding and reflecting the reader's feelings. A supportive style is encouraging and aimed at building a rapport with the audience.

Common Niches

• Self-Help

• Motivational

• Health and Wellness

• Counseling

• Faith-based

Friendly Casual

Similar to informal, but with an emphasis on warmth and friendliness. It's as if the writer is having a conversation with a friend. It's personal, inviting, and engaging.

Common Niches

• Travel Guides

• Hobby Books

• Childrens Learning

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