Writing skills. Learning to be an effective writer is an important part of education. Schoolwork involves a steady stream of writing assignments, and many jobs require the writing of effective letters, memos, and reports. Writing also plays a role in personal life, when people fill in forms or write e-mails or letters to friends and relatives.

Good writing gets its message across so clearly that the reader knows exactly what the writer meant to say. It also holds the reader's attention so completely that the entire message