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Write with Personality: Insider Skills & AI Prompts for Engaging Writing

teacher avatar Ruth Clowes, Professional Copywriter

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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      Introduction

      1:28

    • 2.

      Overview

      2:17

    • 3.

      Storytelling

      5:05

    • 4.

      Conversational

      6:16

    • 5.

      Sensory

      5:01

    • 6.

      Word Choice

      3:55

    • 7.

      Metaphors

      3:23

    • 8.

      Rebellious

      5:35

    • 9.

      Next Steps

      1:23

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If you want to write natural, conversational marketing content but struggle to get your personality (or that of your brand) across in your digital marketing, your blog posts or on social media, this class is for you.

As a full-time, professional copywriter, I'm paid to write content that increases sales, builds customer engagement, and achieves marketing goals. So I know what works. In this super-practical workshop, I'll teach you simple and effective techniques to transform your writing from tedious to terrific:

  • Build storytelling into your branding to make it more impactful
  • Write in an informal, conversational way - without sounding like the back of an Innocent smoothie bottle!
  • Bring your writing to life with sensory language
  • Choose words that let your personality shine through
  • Use metaphors to make your message vivid and memorable
  • Break a few outdated rules to give your writing energy and character.

Along the way, I'll share ready-to-use AI prompts that help you apply each technique faster. Not by getting AI to do the writing for you, but by using it to explore ideas, test directions and get unstuck. You don't need to use AI to take this class. The techniques work just as well on their own.

Why take this class?

Your website text, online bios, social media posts and emails define you. They are what make people notice you, connect with you and buy from you… or not.

You don't need any writing or marketing experience - just the desire to make your writing sound more natural, more dynamic and more like you. Don't forget to upload your finished piece as a project. I love reading your projects and I'm really excited to see the difference this class makes to your writing.

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Ruth Clowes

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I'm a full-time professional copywriter and trainer with over two decades experience in marketing and communications roles.

My job is to write content that increases sales, builds customer engagement and achieves marketing goals. So I know what works - online, on social media and in print.

I've been teaching on Skillshare since 2019. My mission is to demystify marketing writing and make professional writing techniques accessible to everyone, including the effective use of AI tools in modern copywriting.

I'm a member of ProCopywriters and I trained with the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Andy Maslen Copywriting Academy. Further training in SEO, Google AdWords and Google Analytics means I know how to write content that sounds great and gets results.

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1. Introduction: There's no shortage of online content around. What's often missing is personality. If you learn to write with creativity and flair, you'll do your content justice and get your brand noticed. At the end of this class, you'll have at least one piece of writing ready to publish, along with a set of practical techniques you can use to make your future writing more natural, engaging, and distinctive. Hello, I'm Ruth. I'm a full time writer. I write persuasive marketing copy for businesses and charities, and I teach those same skills to people who want to express themselves and their brands identity more clearly. I'll take you through a set of straightforward ways to bring your writing to life. Along the way, I'll also show you how AI tools like Chat GPT, Claude or Gemini can support that process. You don't need to use AI to take this class or complete your project, but I'll show you how to use it well if you want to. For your class project, you'll write something short like social post, marketing email or webpage, and use the techniques from each lesson to give it personality and character. This class is for anyone who wants to make their writing more engaging, whether you're a business owner, marketer, freelancer, or content creator who writes regularly. Once you start using them, the techniques in this class will quickly become second nature, and when that happens, everything you write becomes more dynamic as a result. Let's get started. 2. Overview: In this lesson, I'll walk you through what we'll be covering, how the lessons are structured, and your class project, and the resources available to help you. We'll start with storytelling and how simple narrative techniques can make your writing more engaging and memorable. Then we'll look at how to make your writing more conversational and natural. Next, we'll bring your writing to life by appealing to the senses. We'll explore word choice and how small changes in language can shift your tone and express your personality more clearly. After that, we'll look at how metaphors can make your writing more vivid. And finally, we'll cover how to break a few traditional rules to make your writing feel more dynamic while still staying clear and readable. Each lesson is built around clear real world applications, so you can see exactly how these techniques work in practice and how to apply them to your own writing. For your class project, choose something short to write. It could be a blog post, part of a website, an email or a social media caption. Make a few notes to outline what you want to cover and in what order. Or if you prefer, start with an existing piece of writing or some AI generated text you'd like to improve. As you go through the lessons, you'll turn that into a finished piece using each technique to make your writing natural, engaging and full of personality. In my example, I'll be working on a short blog post and a few social captions for a fictional client, Lois, who owns a flower shop called The Flower Yard. I'll start with these rough notes and develop them so you can see the techniques at work in real time. You can download this example from the class resources and keep it open as you watch if that helps. Throughout the class, I'll show you how AI can support each technique, not to do the writing for you but to help you explore ideas, test directions, and get unstuck. You can use the prompts I'll share with you directly with AI or use them to guide your own thinking as you develop your writing. There's a prompt sheet in the class resources with all the prompts I'll use, which you can adapt and reuse. We'll begin by looking at one of the most effective ways to add personality to your writing, telling a story. 3. Storytelling: It's no accident that I'm starting with storytelling. Stories have been part of how we communicate for thousands of years. Think about early humans sharing stories around a fire. If one of them told a vivid story about nearly being eaten by a lion, that warning would stick far more than simply saying, Don't go near the waterfall. That's what makes stories so powerful. They grab attention, create connection, and make your writing stick. One of the easiest ways of telling a story in your writing is to draw on history. That's what I've done here with my rundown of the history of the rose for The Flower Yard's blog post. A history story like this is a great way to start a blog post or longer social caption, because it draws the reader in and puts your message into a wider context. Think about how you might zoom in and out of a moment of history so that your story backs up your message. So if I wanted to highlight just the luxurious element of the rose, I can zoom in on the Cleopatra story and fill that out with more detail. Or I could focus on another aspect of the rose's history, such as its biological or geographic heritage, or I could take you on a journey through the use of roses in medicine or how they've been portrayed in art through the centuries. There are so many possibilities, and the great thing about using history and facts in your storytelling is that the information is already out there. If you want a quick way to explore these historical angles, AI can help you do that. You could ask it to suggest facts about your topic, then choose the one that best supports your message. You might use the prompt: Give me five interesting or lesser known historical facts or stories about topic. Focus on details that would work well in engaging story-led writing. Another approach is to give AI a rough idea of your topic and ask it for a few different story directions. Perhaps one focused on romance, one on science or one on culture like this. Then pick the angle that feels most relevant and build it out in your own words. You can find these prompts and all the prompt suggestions I'll give you throughout this class on the prompt sheet in the class resources. Telling a personal story about your connection with the subject can be a very powerful way of connecting with your reader. Lois, the owner of The Flower Yard, has a lovely story about why roses are important to her, which I'm going to use to top and tail the blog post. This is going to make the post flow really nicely, and it works especially well in this case, because there's a 20 year break in the story, which gives us a natural place to break the text. When you're writing a blog post or product description or social caption, think about your connection to the subject, and if there are any stories of your own you can share. Let's look at one more way of using storytelling, transporting your reader to another place and time. This is particularly powerful because it puts the focus of the writing on the reader. Here's how The Flower Yard might approach that in a social caption. By starting off asking the reader to imagine themselves in a situation, you're clearly sound posting what's coming next. You then walk them through the scenario. Using short sentences like I've done here to lead them through the story is often effective. You can then end by bringing the reader back to the present with a line that links the story to your objective or message. Having the reader interacting with your subject by using it or touching it like this is particularly powerful. Also notice that I've used a lot of sensory words to help the reader imagine themselves in the scenario. We're going to explore those sensory descriptions further later on in this class. But now, I hope these walk throughs have shown you how you can easily use stories in your writing to give it more personality and character using one of those three methods, a journey through history, a personal story or transporting your reader. If you're struggling to come up with a story, AI can help you get unstuck. You can describe your topic and ask for a few simple story ideas, then adapt the one that feels most natural to you. Try the prompt: Give me three short story ideas I could use in a piece of writing about topic, one personal style anecdote, one customer or user scenario, and one imagined moment. If you have a rough idea for a story, but you're not sure how to shape it, you can also use AI to develop the structure like this and use the generated text as a guide to build your own version. The Flower Yard blog post is filling out nicely already, and I've got the first of my social posts ready to go, too. Now, pause here and add a short story to your own piece. If you're starting from scratch, use it to open your writing or shape your main idea. If you're working from notes or a draft, look for a place where a story would bring it to life. Keep it simple. Just a few lines is enough. Then move on when you're ready. In the next lesson, we'll look at a few techniques for giving our writing an informal conversational tone. 4. Conversational: When you talk to someone face to face, it's a two way thing. You ask the other person questions and you give them time to respond and give their opinion. Replicating this conversational approach in writing is challenging because the person you're conversing with isn't there, so they can't join the conversation directly. As a result, writing can come across as one sided - like being on the receiving end of a monologue. But there are a few techniques that you can use to get that conversational tone into your writing and make your reader feel more involved, more as though you're talking to them directly and more likely to keep reading. Asking questions is a technique I use a lot in my writing. It encourages people to think about what you're telling them and how it relates to them just like it does in conversation. Look at the difference between these two sentences. Hybrid tea roses come in lots of different colours, so they can be matched to your bridesmaids' dresses compared to, do you want the colours in your wedding bouquet to perfectly coordinate with your bridesmaids' dresses? With hybrid tea roses, you'll find the perfect match. The first one gets the message across in a concise and direct way. Perfect, if that's your priority. The second version is more conversational. I've used the reader's objective, which in this case, is choosing the flowers for their wedding bouquet and linked it directly to the main benefit of our product - that it comes in lots of different colours. And I've done it by asking a question as the starting point. Something else has changed. In the after text, I've used you and your to create a natural conversational tone and make the reader feel part of what's being said. If you want to rework more formal or neutral lines into something more conversational, AI can also help. You can give it a sentence and ask for a few alternative versions that feel more direct, more natural or more like spoken language. Then choose the one that fits your tone. Use a prompt like this: Rewrite this sentence in a more conversational and natural tone using you where appropriate. Give me three variations with slightly different tones. Or try asking it to turn statements into questions with a prompt like this one. We've already seen this is one of the simplest ways to make your writing feel more like a two way conversation. Here's another question: Will this romantic flower play a part in your wedding day? This would work especially well towards the end of The Flower Yard's post just before the call to action as an extra prompt. It's all about focusing on the person you're communicating with, putting yourself in their shoes, asking them questions, and involving them in what you're saying exactly as you would if you were talking to them. Here's the same message, first written in a concise and direct way, then in a more conversational way. Our spray roses give our bouquets an informal, natural look. Compared to if you want an informal, natural look, spray roses are the flowers for you. Neither is right or wrong. It just depends what tone you're aiming for. And you can see how reframing your writing in a conversational way feels much more direct from the reader's point of view. It also makes the benefit more obvious. Look at this next paragraph. The difference is quite subtle, but what is it that makes the second version just that bit more conversational? I've used the word you again, but it's not just that. It's the use of direct suggestions or instructions. In the first sentence, I'm stating a fact or opinion. In the second one, I'm outright telling my reader to do something. The result is more conversational and persuasive. The ultimate direct instruction is a call to action, the instruction at the end of most pieces of marketing copy that tell the reader what to do next. I'm going to add the simple call to action, see all our rose bouquets, to The Flower Yard's blog post. Another quick way to make your writing sound natural and conversational is to use contractions. A contraction is where you run two words together to make one word. They're very common in everyday speech. So most of us would probably say, I'm going out tonight rather than I am going out tonight, or it's a nice day rather than it is a nice day. Because they're so commonly used in everyday speech, contractions are a very effective way of making your writing sound more informal and conversational. Contractions are so common in writing now that writing without them often seems stilted and formal. Here's a short social caption: You are after that timeless look, and it is roses that deliver every time. That sounds quite formal, doesn't it? With contractions added, it becomes you're after that timeless look, and it's roses that deliver every time. That has a more informal feel to it, and the words flow together in a more natural way. And all we've done is made two quite small changes. Add in an appropriate meme phrase and an eye catching image, and you've got a ready made social post. Let's recap the four techniques we've just learned for making our writing more conversational. Ask questions, focus on your reader, make suggestions, and use contractions. If your writing still feels a little flat or one sided, use AI to help spot opportunities to make it more conversational. You can paste in a short paragraph and ask for suggestions with a prompt like this: Review this paragraph and suggest where I could make it more conversational by adding a question or addressing the reader directly. Or use it to experiment with tone. Ask for a more conversational version of something you've written with this prompt. Then compare it with your original and borrow the phrasing that feels natural to you. I'm going to add those sentences. I've just brainstormed to my blog post and include that extra social caption. Now take a look at your own piece, whether it's a draft or just a few notes and make part of it sound like a conversation. Turn one point into a question or write a line that speaks directly to your reader using you. Continue when you're ready. Now it's time to really bring our writing to life by making it a sensory experience. 5. Sensory: When we talk with someone, we don't just use words to communicate. Ton of voice, timing, facial expression, and body language all support what we mean. When we write, we don't have that support, so we have to create tone and energy with the words themselves. As well as making our writing more conversational, we also need to make it more dynamic and sensory. It's also been proven that if someone imagines themselves interacting with a product, they're more likely to buy it. So if you can help your reader imagine seeing, hearing, using, fully experiencing whatever it is you're writing about, well, you're more likely to encourage action than if you just list dry facts. So let's explore the five senses, and with each one, think about how you might draw on your reader's senses to describe your topic. And I do appreciate that some of these are going to be easier for some businesses than others. Incorporating taste into your writing should come easily if you're a restaurateur or a baker, but it's going to be less straightforward if you're a plumber or a painter. So don't worry if you find some of these difficult. Just have a go and be a bit playful and experimental with it. Here's a Flower Yard social caption: With their intricately folded petals and vibrant colours, spray roses add delicate dazzle to your bouquet. Notice how you can't help but visualise the flowers, even as you're reading the words. And notice that some words are more powerful than others. It's the word dazzle in this sentence that really stands out. Here's a more subtle way of describing how something looks: The mixture of open and closed buds gives a just picked look when mixed with natural greenery, such as ferns or sea lavender. This works well because it's specific without being overblown. Instead of relying on a single standout word, it builds a clear image through detail - open and closed buds, particular types of greenery. You can picture the arrangement, but you're also given useful concrete information about how it's put together. Next up, sound. These hydrangeas don't sit quietly. They're a soft chorus that lifts a whole bouquet. Using contrasting sound based language, quietly and chorus, gives the flowers presence and energy, making the impact feel layered and expressive, rather than just saying they stand out. Lean in and catch that soft, sweet rose scent. Ours smell every bit as good as they look. This works because I'm putting the reader in the act of smelling the rose. Remember what I mentioned earlier about encouraging your reader to imagine interacting with your product. It makes the experience feel more immediate than if you just describe its sensory characteristics. Rose petals: soft, velvety, and almost too smooth to be real. This caption uses touch to convey richness and texture, making the sense of luxury feel tangible rather than abstract. And finally, honey toned spray roses bring a sweetness to your bouquet like Turkish delight melting on your tongue. You might think the sentence is a bit sickly sweet, and you'd be right. But doesn't reading it make your mouth water? And that's just the kind of instinctive reaction that's going to bring your writing to life for your readers. This last sentence also uses a metaphor by comparing one thing to another. We'll be finding out more about how to use metaphors to perk up our writing later in the class. You can also combine language relating to different senses in the same descriptions. I can still remember its vibrant colour, the velvety texture of its petals, and its sweet, heady smell. I'm going to add this sentence to the start of The Flower Yard's blog post to bring Lois' story about her grandma's roses to life. Now have a go at including sensory language in your own writing. If you're uncertain, use AI to brainstorm ideas. This is especially useful if your topic isn't something you naturally associate with sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste. It can give you a starting point which you can then refine and make more specific. Use a prompt like: List sensory details I could use to describe topic covering sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste where relevant. Keep them specific and concrete. This next prompt is one I've used to explore different directions. Then I've chosen the one that best fits my tone and adapted it for the context. I've included these and a couple more sensory related prompts in the prompt sheet. Add at least two sensory details to your piece. If you already have a draft, layer them into what you've written. If you're starting from notes, use them to build out a sentence or two. Focus on specific concrete description, then move on. Next, let's look at how word choice can shift the tone of your writing and help it reflect your personality more authentically. 6. Word Choice: There are many different ways of saying the same thing. In fact, the words that you use to communicate your message are just as important as the message itself, especially when it comes to expressing your personality. That's because the words you choose are what will define your own unique tone of voice and make your writing stand out from the crowd. If you've ever read back something that you've written or used AI to write and feel it's boring and generic, experimenting with word choices could be just what's needed to put some personality into it. So let's start looking at how word choice can alter the tone of a simple statement and to give you some inspiration so that you can start getting playful with your own writing. Here's Lois's mission statement, which she uses as the start of her bio on The Flower Yard's social accounts: I'm a florist who creates quality flower arrangements for individuals and businesses. It's straightforward and accurate, but it's also just a little bit dull and not very memorable. It doesn't set her apart from the crowd. I'm a florist who creates powerful floral displays for explosive events and stellar celebrations. That's a bit more dramatic. There's a real energy behind this version, and that's because of the words we've used. Powerful, explosive, stellar. They give a real sense of drama. This version is a lot more memorable. I'm a creative florist who can add colour and sparkle to your life through pretty bouquets and artistic arrangements. This version is also upbeat, but it has a gentler, more feminine feel to it. That's mainly because of the word sparkle and pretty. Isn't it amazing the huge difference that just a few simple word changes can make? I'm a rebellious florist, and I'm on a mission to stamp out boring blooms. There's a simplicity and directness to this mission statement that matches the rebellious description. The visual picture of stamping out flowers is also really memorable, and there's something refreshing about someone in a profession that's often seen as wishy washy and girly presenting themselves in this slightly aggressive way. I'm a florist inspired by nature, bringing you nurtured blooms to soothe your soul through flowers. This is a very gentle version that uses words drawn from nature and therapy. It's the words nature, nurture, soothe, and soul that jump out at you here. This is the version that I'm going to suggest Lois starts using in place of her existing social media bio, because I think it best suits her brand identity. AI provides a quick way to explore different word choices. Try giving it a simple sentence and ask for alternative versions in different tones. Then compare how the wording changes the feel of the message. For example, rewrite this sentence in three different tones, one more dramatic, one more gentle, and one more bold or rebellious, or ask it to suggest alternative words or phrases for specific parts of a sentence like this, which can help you experiment without rewriting everything from scratch. Now you've seen how word choice can dramatically alter tone. It's time to apply it. Take one idea from your piece, either something you've written or something in your notes and express it in two different ways by changing the wording. Choose the version that fits your tone best and use that as the basis for the next part of your writing. By the way, if you want to write your own brand mission statement like Lois's, take a look at my 15-Minute Mission Statement class. It builds on what we've just done with extra detail, options, and inspiration to help you create the perfect mission statement for your voice and brand. There's a link in the class description. In the next lesson, we'll look at how metaphors and similar techniques can add a little colour and pizazz to our writing. 7. Metaphors: Metaphors can make your writing more personal and more memorable. They're also a shortcut to making your writing more persuasive. So what is a metaphor? Put simply, a metaphor draws a comparison between two things. And when you compare something dull or abstract to something surprising or concrete, it helps make your message more engaging. Let's look at some metaphors based on a product benefit - that the versatility of the rose makes it suitable for many different floral applications. These three metaphors take the abstract concept of versatility, something it's very difficult to visualise and turn it into something concrete that we can see in our mind's eye and imagine holding in our hand. In this way, metaphors automatically make your writing more vivid. The trick is to take as the starting point the quality you want to get across, in this case, versatility. Then think of a concrete and perhaps surprising object that shares that quality. Here's another example. Straightaway, the image of a dramatic show off peacock is in our heads, and we can imagine just how dramatic this particular variety of roses. In this way, you can use metaphors as a cheeky shortcut when you're describing something. AI can be useful when it comes to generating possible comparisons. If you know the quality you want to express, you can ask for a list of objects or ideas that share that quality, then choose the best one. You could use the prompt: Give me five concrete objects or ideas that represent quality and could be used in a metaphor. You can also ask it to turn a key point into a metaphor, which can give you a starting point to refine in your own words. Going one step further, an analogy is an extended metaphor that makes comparisons on more than one level, such as: The flamboyant garden rose is the peacock of the flower world, guaranteed turn heads as it struts theatrically through your bouquet, flaunting its spectacular colours. Using a longer analogy allows you to really draw in your reader. Notice, I've also used a lot of visual words in the description to help the reader visualise the colourful, strutting peacock. AI can be helpful here, too, by extending a simple metaphor into a short analogy, adding a bit more depth while keeping it readable. A metaphor can also refer to any non-literal language. That's where it helps to think about what idioms or familiar sayings link to your topic. In this sentence, I've used the idiom rose-tinted glasses, meaning to see something in a more positive or flattering way to shift the reader's perspective without even mentioning the product. It works because the phrase already carries meaning. The reader recognises it instantly, so the association does the heavy lifting, linking roses with optimism, beauty, and a more appealing point of view without needing to spell that out. I'm going to add a couple of metaphors to The Flower Yard's blog post. Now try adding one metaphor to your own writing. If you already have a draft, weave it into a sentence. If you're working from scratch, use it to develop a new line or idea. Keep it clear and natural. One strong comparison is enough. Next up, it's time to break a few rules. 8. Rebellious: Writing isn't about sticking to grammar rules. It's about communicating ideas with clarity and personality. Many of us learn to write in a very correct, formal style at school or college. It's a way of writing that suits academic work, but it can come across as stilted and stuffy in other contexts, especially online ones. Many rules around writing are important because they aid clarity and make sure that you get your message across effectively. But certain rules are outdated and breaking them can help make your writing more characterful and snappier. So let's look at a few rules that you can and should break. First up, don't start your sentence with But, Or, Because, or And. You should absolutely break this rule because shorter sentences are easier to read. They add energy to your writing, and by starting with a word like and, you stress a specific point in your writing. Here's what this looks like in action: With their romantic reputation, it's not surprising that roses have long been a favourite flower for wedding bouquets, but don't be put off by their popularity. Written like this, the main point of the passage, which is not wanting people to be put off from using roses, is lost. It's reduced to an add on at the end of the sentence. By just swapping the comma for a full stop, that main point has a sentence all to itself and has more gravitas as a result. Listen, with their romantic reputation, it's not surprising that roses have long been a favourite flower for wedding bouquets. But don't be put off by their popularity. If you want to experiment with sentence structure, AI can give you a few quick variations to consider. Try giving it a longer sentence and ask for variations that break it up into shorter, more dynamic lines, so you can see how the rhythm changes. This is a prompt I've had good results with: Rewrite this sentence using shorter sentences, including one that starts with and or but. Give me three variations. Or try asking it to show you how emphasis shifts when you change where a sentence breaks, which can help you decide which version has more impact. A similar outdated rule to not starting sentences with and is not to use broken sentences. Again, this is one you should break because broken sentences can add drama and personality to your writing. A bouquet of roses can be modern, minimal, or even quirky. Compare that with: A bouquet of roses can be modern. Minimal. Even quirky. Notice how the full stops affect the way you say the words, either out loud or in your head. They slow you down and make you pay attention to each word and process each one just that little bit more carefully. Playing around with shorter sentences like this, including ones that start with words like and and but is such an effective way to add character and dynamism to your writing. And it works particularly well when you mix those shorter sentences in with longer ones. There's a rule of thumb around paragraph length that each paragraph must contain three to five sentences, but that results in very boring predictable writing. Good writing is well designed as well as well written. A one sentence paragraph stands out attracting your reader's attention. It also breaks up a pattern of monotone blocks of text. If we look at Lois' finished blog post, we can see that the paragraphs vary in length from 1-5 sentences. It makes the text look inviting. The short, lone sentences draw you in. This is important with all writing, but it's even more vital online where people's attention spans are so much shorter. If your writing feels too uniform, AI can help you loosen it. Try a prompt like this one: Rewrite this paragraph with more variation in sentence length, including at least one very short sentence or use it to experiment with breaking things up by asking for a version that includes a one sentence paragraph or a deliberately short line to create emphasis like this. So there we have it. The outdated rules you should break to make your writing more characterful: Start sentences with and, use broken sentences and vary the length of your paragraphs. I've added a few of those broken sentences to The Flower Yard's blog post. Now take a final pass through your piece so far, whether it's a draft or something you're building as you go and loosen the structure in one place. Slit a sentence, shorten a paragraph or start a sentence with and or but. This is a light edit to sharpen the rhythm before you finish. We're almost at the end of the class. If you've been working from rough notes like I was, take a moment to check back through them and make sure you've covered everything you intended to. If something's missing, slot it in using whichever technique fits best. I'm pleased with how The Flower Yard's blog post has come together. It feels full of personality. The storytelling and sensory language carry most of the weight. The tone stays warm and conversational, and the occasional metaphor helps it move smoothly from one idea to the next. Alongside the finished blog post, I've also created a set of short social captions and a recommendation for a new social bio. I hope you've ended up with a similar set of usable pieces for your own project. In the final lesson, I'll wrap things up with some practical advice on sharing your work, continuing to practice, and where to go next if you want to keep building your skills. 9. Next Steps: Thank you for joining this class, and congratulations on all your hard work. Over the course of this class, you've taken a piece of writing and built it up step by step using each of the techniques we've covered. You now have a finished piece that's full of personality, along with a set of practical techniques and resources you can reuse whenever you like. Now it's time to share your work in the project section. You've got my example project and the prompt list to guide you. I'm looking forward to seeing what you've created. If you found this class helpful, please consider leaving a review. It helps other students find the class and helps me improve future classes. There are two classes I especially recommend if you want to build on what you've learned here. First, learn how to fix AI writing fast with a quick and simple three step editing process. This workflow shows you how to take a generic AI draft and make it more specific, more natural, and more concise, so it's ready to publish quickly. Or if you want to focus on social media, take my master class on writing effective posts profiles and captions for different platforms with practical techniques you can apply straightaway. You can find these along with my other classes on my Skillshare profile. Hit Follow to hear about new classes as soon as I publish them. Thank you again for joining this class. Enjoy the rest of your day.