I wonder how someone would actually expect to have their work taken seriously by writing out passages with spelling mistakes. Errors will not only detract from the main sense of the sentence but when combined with poor syntax and lousy sentence structure, they will contribute to a piece that will quickly fall from grace.

 Much of the problem behind the need to be a good speller is what effects convention. Is one doing this to break away from the standards that have been set before and looking for alternative writing modes such as writing phonetically? A recent test has shown that readers can make out many words that are purposely misspelled because of the latest trends to write according to the sound of the word but that does not help to solve the problem of languages laden with words that have the same pronunciation and meaning but are considered correctly spelt in American or British English circles. One then has to alter ones spelling to fit one genre or the other because of the likelihood of coming across a British editor who will refuse American spelling which is not his standard.

Imagine you are going to submit a manuscript to an editor who you know will view and criticize your style, form and presentation. Do you think he will just settle for two of the three items? You may come across as someone that has organized your work well in terms of having a good opening line, body and conclusion but if the spelling is inferior how can you expect him to find readers that will appreciate your work? One has to choose the road of least resistance when it comes to submitted work so that it will touch as wide a reading audience as possible.

 This is not to say that one has to be a perfect speller to be a successful writer; it merely means that good spelling is essential when wanting to create the image of knowing what you want to want to write and being able to put your message out in a way that is the most appealing. So action comic book writers will be more concerned with exclamations, explicatives and short sentence forms and their spellings than the saga writer who has to develop a more descriptive style in order to transport the reader into the world he wants to portray. Each writer is responsible for the spelling of those catchwords and phrases that the reader identifies with!  I would think that is spelling were inferior in any of these genre, the reader would eventually be turned off and would just prefer to watch a video versions

Many novice writers, who will use abbreviations in their texts or write phonetically because that is a current trend, forget that appearance is dear to the minds of editors, scriptwriters, playwrights and other writing professionals. Years ago this writer and language coach learned that if he wanted to write effectively, he had to use the long form and that meant the abbreviated form of negations would be kept for oral speech. Today there are editors out there that consider such abbreviations just as bad as spelling mistakes.

Today much of the email language has been condensed and abbreviated as we used to abbreviate messages to be sent as telegrams. This has become an effective means of communication between colleagues but try to submit such a writing form to someone who you want to impress or show off your writing ability to express yourself effectively. The writer risks not being taken seriously by any scientific journal, book review or other media that has kept up a higher standard of content and spelling, that both go hand in hand.

To the native speaker, writing in such condensed forms does not imply spelling errors necessarily but to the new language learner, shorten or clipped words are often confused with other words and abbreviations are confused as the only way of talking and writing!

 I think I can extend the argument on the critical need of putting out proper lyrics to be communicated efficiently; writing those lyrics ineptly with spelling errors is a good way to turn off serious music composers who also depend on the word to be an effective means of getting a tune across. Improper spelling could mean a mispronunciation by a musician and contribute to an effective line of music. Obviously instrumentalists won’t have to worry about any words except the ones on their compact disc jackets.

One simply has to examine some of the great speeches made to address important political and social events. Those people would not have gone very far reading those speeches had there been a slew of spelling errors. The public in turn would have mocked the reader and his message would have had less impact.

So the importance of proper spelling is not only key in getting to get your work read among the people in the write places but also affects the manner of presenting yourself to those people. Improperly spelt cover letters that are not poorly written will mean your manuscript will not get read. Taking the cover letter for granted will not get you in the front door but if you do mange to coerce somebody into reading your opening letter, once he sees that the same lackadaisical manner is present in your first book he will not go very far and you will be burning your bridges.

Lastly one simply has to examine some of the great speeches made to address important political and social events to appreciate effective writing skills including spelling. Those people would not have gone very far reading those speeches had there been a slew of spelling errors. The public in turn would have mocked the reader and his message would have had much less impact than they did.

Efficient spelling then goes hand in hand with the effective writing styles, composing good lyrics, making effective speeches and getting your message across with the public. It is an accepted accompaniment to effective oral and listening skills, which contribute to better communicability. If one stops to consider this as a decent means of writing properly one is putting a damper on communicating effectively.