Literary Writing Vs Technical Writing

Writing is a form of communication that may express the opinion of one another, to give share useful information to others, to convey our feelings towards another. As writers write a piece like poems and novels or financial reports and case studies, they always intend to appeal a category of readers rather that to the entire cross-section of readers. Writing depends on who will read the piece, why it was written and how it was constructed. That’s why writing is categorized into two main styles namely, technical writing and literary writing.

Technical writing is a written form of writing or drafting technical communication used in a variety of technical and occupational fields, such as computer hardware and software, engineering, chemistry,

In technical writing, the language used is direct, factual, and straightforward. In this example, From 1998 to 2013, the rate of global mean surface warming slowed, which some call the “global warming hiatus.” In the current paper, researchers conclude the term “global warming hiatus” is a misnomer, or rather should be qualified to refer to the surface warming, which did slow down (e.g., “global surface warming slowdown”) the writing style used is straightforward as it means what it is written. At the same time, it is factual because it is based on the history and statistics of the researchers. While in literary writing, it is more carefully structured and uses words for the rhetorical effect of their flow, their sound, and their emotive and descriptive qualities. Another

The format in technical writing is bound by standard formats, more detailed and the writer has very little freedom of expression. In this example:

Research into the temporary slowdown in the global average surface temperature warming trend seen between 1998 and 2013 attributes the phenomenon to Earth’s ocean absorbing the planet’s extra heat. The phenomenon was referred to by some as the “global warming hiatus.”

The paragraph above shows detailed information about ‘global warming hiatus’. The writer has a very limited opinion about the phenomenon because he is writing factual information. Case studies are another example because the writers or researchers only convey facts which make it less subjective and more reliable. Furthermore, technical writing is more logical compared to literary writing, that’s why it is bound by standard formats. On the other hand, the format of a literary text is often lyrical or prosaic with a lot of flexibility at the disposal of the writer. There is no limitation of words in the case of literary writing, and this style of writing is very old. In this