Using twitter to help you write better

Twitter is micro-blogging at its best, and everyone from film stars to politicians are using it. It is a great way to promote yourself, a product or a service. You can also use it to improve your writing skills a lot. Here is how you can make use of twitter to become a better writer:Improve your vocabulary:
If you are already using twitter, you will know about the 140 character rule. If you are a serious twitter user, you will need to start learning new words that are shorter in order to fit the 140 character criteria. You find a better, more concise way to get your point across. The first few attempts might be a little frustrating, but at the end, you’ll master the art of saying what’s on your mind in 140 characters or less!

Become concise:
Because of the 140 character rule, you will obviously need to speak your mind in a concise way. Yet, you need to be able to drive the point home. 140 characters is not a lot, and everything, including spaces and punctuation marks takes up space. You will need to say what you have to say in as few words as possible. If you are an over-expressive writer, you will have to work really hard at cutting down on your words. But it is all worth the effort. After all, being concise is what gets people to understand what you are saying.

Improve your editing skills:
As mentioned above, due to the 140 character rule, you will need to keep your tweets short and sweet. The easier it is for your followers to understand what you are saying, the more your messages will get re-tweeted! Obviously, it’ll take some time for you to get used to writing such short messages, but you will notice that over time, your editing skills improve after doing it for a while.

Well, they say that practice makes perfect. So if you want to really improve your writing, become an avid tweeter, and you will not only achieve all of the above, but also start writing better material. And if you haven’t joined twitter, do it now. Or be a loser forever!