Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Writing


I myself am not a huge fan of writing, but I can say my interest in the subject is increasing due to this class. After viewing the video "Why I hate writing", you really understand why so many students dread writing. Students think that writing is too time consuming, or that it's hard, or even that it's boring and pointless when you're forced to write about something you have no interest in. I was surprised when I saw the statics. 95% of people have negative view of their ability. You will never like something if you don't practice and give it a chance. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but the more often you write, the better and easier it will be to sit down and write. Not everyone can just sit down and take off writing a novel. Most of us need to brainstorm. It's important to jot down everything that comes to mind. You might want to think about the topic: your audience, what they need, what you can offer them, what's in it for them, etc. After you have come up will all your ideas and thoughts it's time to organize those thoughts into a rough outline, most important information first, and so on. For me brainstorm is the most difficult part, but once I have an outline of what I'm writing about its a breeze!

1 comment:

  1. One of the things I had to un-learn as a writer is the idea that brainstorming is only something I can do at the beginning, before I start writing. Now I know that techniques like clustering and sticky notes help me throughout the writing process.

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