Underground Writing

Series Summary

Good writing is an important skill used in a variety of media. Whether it's writing a meeting agenda, a toast, or a magazine article, the ability to effectively communicate to a large audience stems from knowledge and execution of proper writing techniques. With such knowledge comes an understanding of the distinct differences in writing styles between creative writing, journalism, technical writing and informal writing. In this free video series on writing, a writing instructor discusses tips on writing a variety of things. Understand how to write a grant for charity, for a personal project or for any other cause. Find out how to write specifically to get published, and learn the basics of improving writing skills. Become a better writer to more effectively communicate with others using this helpful writing guide.

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Laura from youngWritersWorkshops.com. And I'm going to talk about how to do underground writing. Underground writing refers to writing that's really sort of student driven. It's the student's own intention. As opposed to that of an assignment. Or a format that's coming from outside of themselves. Or it could be journal writing, it could be you know, opinion pieces. But self published. It could be fiction or non fiction. But it's writing that's coming from the students. As opposed to coming from another source. It's coming from an unassigned or from a text book. So a way to incorporate this into your work is to really just to keep a journal. Keep, do writing that's important to you. And then find other ways to promote your writing. Or put it out there in the world, besides a more typical traditional form of publication. You are also by doing underground writing. You're sort of, recognizing that you have something to say. That you have a voice. And that there's something that needs to be said. And so think about what it is. What are some of those messages that you want to get out there. And think about how you can say that. In a way that will be true to your feelings and voice. So those are some ideas about how to do underground writing."