Eight Simple Steps to Being a Writer

Writing is a skill that no one has. Some people have done different ways to write. Yet if we look further, especially with the development of technology today, human activity can not be separated from writing activities. From sending short messages to friends or family, replying to or sending emails, updating statuses on social media, and more, everything done is a writing activity.

Then, why would someone be in trouble when asked to write something in the form of a long article or article. Or at least about his life.

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Constraints faced by everyone in writing, relatively the same. What should I write? Why did my mind suddenly stop? My idea just disappeared every time I tried to write something. And before I open a computer or notebook, so many things I think, and so on.

That kind of thing is often complained by almost all creative writing class participants, when I fill material at one campus in Meulaboh, West Aceh. And honestly, I myself did not escape from this "disease" this one.

To solve the problem, here are some simple ways you can do to train yourself in writing. This method is based on experiences I've done on several occasions and reference writing that I read.

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1.Do not Delay
Once you think of something or you have a certain idea, hurry to write it down. Ideas that come suddenly, if not immediately copied in one place, it will just evaporate. Especially if you are a very busy person, many things you have to think about.

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2.Write as is
Write down every thing you think, that you feel and that you hear completely. But do not force yourself to remember something that you did not remind yourself of that time, it will make you saturated, because you feel there is an incomplete piece of story. But once you remember it, write it down as quickly as possible.

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3.Do not edit when writing (do not fear wrong)
The biggest obstacle in writing is the fear of being wrong. So most of us, including me, are stuck to edit every word we write. For fear of being wrong, being laughed at by others and so on. As a result, we spend all day just to write a single word, written and deleted over and over again.

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4.If hard to remember, use a tape recorder
This is the easiest thing to do. When you have certain ideas that you can not write at once, turn on the voice recorder, then say what you think. When you have free time, you just move the recording in writing.

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5.Bring a notebook wherever you go
In addition to the voice recorder, you can also take notes in your notebook. Write down everything in it, especially the activities you do every day. I believe we all have brilliant ideas, do great things and meet great people every day.

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6.Save your writing some time
If you have finished writing, save your writing in the folder on your computer neatly. For example create a special folder "my notes" or "my writing" and others, up to you. This will make it easier when you want to reopen it.

After that, turn off your computer. Let it stay there for some time. Go relax. Refresh your mind.

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7.Edit slowly
After a few days of writing (two or three days), start editing it slowly. Read carefully and correct letter by letter, word by word and sentence by sentence.

At this stage, you can get rid of something unnecessary. Refine language that is easy to understand and easy to read. Make your writing structure systematic. If necessary create an outline (sort of table of contents) to facilitate the preparation of each information in your writing.

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8.Ask others to read
If you have done all the above steps, the last one, ask someone else's help to read it. You can ask for help from friends or people who are good at writing. Ask them to criticize your writing. Ask, what information has not been contained and others want to know, and more.

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Steemian, that's some tips to help solve problems in writing that I can share. Hopefully this short article is useful for all of us.

If friends want to ask or add other ways, please write in the comments field.

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