Writing With Style: Chapter 6, Diction.

         In chapter 6 of Writing With Style, Trimble offers advice on using diction properly. Word choice is important for any work and can make the difference between a poor piece and a great one. According to Trimble, three of the most important aspects of stylistically using diction are Conciseness, verb choice and freshness. Trimble also explains that quality is more important then quantity when it comes to writing. This advice means that the most important part of wording is not to use a lot of it! This is a crucial fact that the reader should pull out of this chapter of the text. 

Trimbles advice is very helpful to remember when writing any sort of work. It can be difficult sometimes to erase part of your own piece, even when you know it may be over excessive. It is important to note that a shorter work will be more memorable as well as less confusing to its reader. No audience wants to hear or read more than is needed to get the point across clearly. Extra ‘baggage’ can cause a reader to become confused or lost within a work. Beautiful, long sentences do not always have the purpose they should. It is important for a writer not to get lost in fabulous diction, but to stay focused on purpose and it’s depiction.