Stephen King said about writing “The scariest moment is always, just before you start”.
Now writing is a process that involves a multitude of hammering the iron, before or after it is red hot to finally give it the shape the writer wants it to take. Be it writing about anything, ranging from academic assignment to a one page story to a novel, every topic desires a thoughtful procedure to reach its proper conclusion. Budding writers or professional writers, everyone follows a process craved on their own knowingly or unknowingly.
Now writing is a process that involves a multitude of hammering the iron, before or after it is red hot to finally give it the shape the writer wants it to take. Be it writing about anything, ranging from academic assignment to a one page story to a novel, every topic desires a thoughtful procedure to reach its proper conclusion. Budding writers or professional writers, everyone follows a process craved on their own knowingly or unknowingly.
Pre-writing, as odd as it sounds is an
indispensable part of your writing process. If nothing else, it involves
creating a rough draft, a preliminary idea of what and how you are going to
plan your writing. Put on your thinking cap; jot down whatever you see around-
people, animals, things, and your favourite food, the bossy neighbour you
despise, and write it down on your notepad for reference later. Ideas can be
generated from all of them, or any of them. In case of academic writing though,
you need not go further as you already have the idea which you want to explore
on. Do not start immediately as you get an idea. Take your time, let it take
shape, develop on it and make it a proper piece.
Do
some free writing. Take up a blank paper, (or on your computer, if you want to
type) and write on the topic whatever comes to your mind. Do not edit just
then. You can do that later when you write the final draft.
Planning and structure is heavily required for
some genres such as professional academic writing or if it is a professional piece you are
doing. Progress logically and start with the first set of the topic first and
then work through the later parts.
Above all, read and practisewriting. It is a good option to read up on the work of published authors
according to specific genres as they interest you for ideas and to see how they
write. Some might not be useful, but some will. Exploring new avenues always
help sharpening an art, and writing is just that!
