BECOMINGTHEBESTWRITERYOUCANBEISN’T.pptVIP

BECOMING THE BEST WRITER YOU CAN BE ISN’T EASY, I WON’T LIE TO YOU. 1. Read great writers. This may sound obvious, but it has to be said. This is the place to start. If you don’t read great writing, you won’t know how to do it. Everyone starts by learning from the masters, by emulating them, and then through them, you find your own voice. Read a lot. As much as possible. Pay close attention to style and mechanics in addition to content. 2. WRITE A LOT. TRY TO WRITE EVERY DAY, OR MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY IF POSSIBLE. THE MORE YOU WRITE, THE BETTER YOU’LL GET. WRITING IS A SKILL, AND LIKE ANY OTHER SKILL, YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE IT TO GET BETTER. WRITE STUFF FOR YOURSELF, WRITE FOR A BLOG, WRITE FOR OTHER PUBLICATIONS. WRITE JUST TO WRITE, AND HAVE A BLAST DOING IT. IT GETS EASIER AFTER AWHILE IF YOU PRACTICE A LOT. 3. WRITE DOWN IDEAS, ALL THE TIME. KEEP A LITTLE NOTEBOOK HANDY (NABOKOV CARRIED AROUND INDEX CARDS) AND WRITE DOWN IDEAS FOR STORIES OR ARTICLES OR NOVELS OR CHARACTERS. WRITE DOWN SNIPPETS OF CONVERSATION THAT YOU HEAR. WRITE DOWN PLOT TWISTS AND VISUAL DETAILS AND FRAGMENTS OF SONG LYRICS OR POEMS THAT MOVE YOU. HAVING THESE IDEAS WRITTEN DOWN HELPS, BECAUSE THEY CAN INSPIRE YOU OR ACTUALLY GO DIRECTLY INTO YOUR WRITING. I LIKE TO KEEP A LIST OF POST IDEAS FOR MY BLOG, AND I CONTINUALLY ADD TO IT. 4. CREATE A WRITING RITUAL. FIND A CERTAIN TIME OF DAY WHEN YOU CAN WRITE WITHOUT INTERRUPTIONS, AND MAKE IT A ROUTINE. FOR ME, MORNINGS WORK BEST, BUT OTHERS MIGHT FIND LUNCH OR EVENINGS OR MIDNIGHT HOURS THE BEST. WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU, MAKE IT A MUST-DO THING EVERY SINGLE DAY. WRITE FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, BUT AN HOUR IS EVEN BETTER. IF YOU’RE A FULL-TIME WRITER, YOU’LL NEED TO WRITE FOR SEVERAL HOURS A DAY, AS I DO. BUT DON’T WORRY! IT HELPS YOU GET BETTER. 5. JUST WRITE. IF YOU’VE GOT BLANK PAPER OR A BLANK SCREEN STARING AT YOU, IT CAN BE INTIMIDATING. YOU MIGHT BE TEMPTED TO GO CHECK YOUR EMAIL OR GET A SNACK. WELL, DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT, MISTER. JUST S