Learning to write effectively, just like anything else, takes practice. It may seem daunting at first if you are new or out of practice, but with diligence and patience you can be a superb writer in no time. I'm gonna show you some simple, but very effective tips to help you improve your writing skills so that you or anyone will enjoy what you have to say! I discovered this method through my own means by reading and studying the best articles. Below is a step by step guide on how I improved my writing and how you can too.

Signing up to Hubpages is a definite step in the right direction to learn to write effectively. Once signed up, you should look up the best Hubbers, those with high ratings, and find the articles in which the author's writing style appeals most to you. Read them and re-read them to get a feel for how they write.

You are now one step closer to learn to write effectively. Next, pick a topic you want to write about. At this point, there are two options. The first is to use the articles that you picked out and try to write your article in the same manner. I will explain how to do this later on. This approach can be a bit difficult since the material may be different. So, I propose using the second option, which is to find a preexisting article on the topic you chose and to use the article's style to write your own.

How do you write the article in the same manner and the same style? This is best explained through an example. Take for example the following paragraph:

"Ranking high on search engines can be confusing if your new to website optimization. I'm gonna show you some simple, but very effective tips to help you rank high on any search engine so you can be seen by potential customers quickly! The method I have discovered is based on extensive research from varying articles on search engine optimization. Many authors believe their tricks and tips to be the best. They are all correct! Below is a step by step guide on how to do SEO properly to get top listings in the major search Engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN."

This is the opening paragraph to my article Ranking High on Search Engine Web Crawlers. Lets say, for example, I wanted to write about How to Improve Your Writing. Below, is an example of how to convert the above paragraph to fit my topic.

"Writing can be confusing if you are new to it. I'm gonna show you some simple, but very effective tips to help you improve your writing skills so that you or anyone will enjoy what you have to say! The method I have discovered is based on extensive research from varying articles on improving your writing. Many authors believe their tricks and tips to be the best. They are all correct! Below is a step by step guide on how to write interesting articles."

Very simply, all I have done is kept the structure the same and changed the content. The words that are underlined are the structure and the none underlined words are the content. From this example you should begin to see how to you can effectively improve your writing by copying another authors style. Copying however, is very much frowned upon. So, to avoid directly copying and to create your own style, what you want to do is alter the structure. This can be done by following three steps: changing the words, reordering the sentences and throwing in some of your own sentences.

"Learning to write effectively, just like anything else, takes practice. It may seem daunting at first if you are new or out of practice, but with diligence and patience you can be a superb writer in no time. I'm gonna show you some simple, but very effective tips to help you improve your writing skills so that you or anyone will enjoy what you have to say! I discovered this method through my own means by reading and studying the best articles. Below is a step by step guide on how I improved my writing and how you can to."

Does this look familiar? This is the opening paragraph to this article! By following the three rules mentioned above, word change, sentence reordering and sentence creation, I have effectively created a paragraph that is my own. Even though it started off as another authors paragraph it has become my own because I followed the three rules.

So How did I do this? I will break it down sentence by sentence. The first sentence follows rule number three, sentence creation. Very important, by starting off with your own sentence and not someone elses you are making the paragraph yours. Without it, the paragraph will look and feel like the style of the author you are trying to mimic.

The second sentence, follows rules two and three, word change and sentence creation. Below, sentence two is the altered form of sentence one using rules two and three.

1.Writing can be confusing if you are new to it

2. It may seem daunting at first if you are new or out of practice, but with diligence and patience you can be a superb writer in no time.

Notice how the structures are the same but is worded differently. Writing is replaced with it, confusing is replaced with daunting and at first and out of practice are added onto the structure. These all follow rule number two. Lastly, but with diligence and patience you can be a superb writer in no time is added on to the end of the sentence. This sentence can be a sentence on its own and therefore follows rule number three.

The next sentence is kept the same as it does not need further alterations.

1. I'm gonna show you some simple, but very effective tips to help you improve your writing skills so that you or anyone will enjoy what you have to say!

2. I'm gonna show you some simple, but very effective tips to help you improve your writing skills so that you or anyone will enjoy what you have to say!

The fourth sentence follows rules 1 and 2.

1. The method I have discovered is based on extensive research from varying articles on improving your writing.

2. I discovered this method through my own means by reading and studying the best articles.

Following rule number one, sentence reordering, the method is switched with I have discovered and results in, I discovered this method. Next, following rule number 2, word change, is based on extensive research from varying articles is changed to, by reading and studying the best articles.

Finally, the last sentence is altered through rule number two, word change.

1. Below is a step by step guide on how to write interesting articles.

2. Below is a step by step guide on how I improved my writing and how you can to.

Below is a step by step guide on how is kept the same and to write interesting articles is changed to I improved my writing and how you can to.

I hope you enjoyed this step by step guide on how to learn to write effectively and to ultimately improve your writing. It may seem a lot to take in at one time, but after you try it just once it will become that much easier. Your new writing style will become second nature after you have written several articles.   Plagiarizing is ilegal and the methods shown in this article are for practicing purposes.  Remember the three rules and practice, practice, practice!!!