{"id":95,"date":"2008-05-01T09:10:02","date_gmt":"2008-05-01T14:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/01\/the-process-of-writing\/"},"modified":"2008-05-01T09:10:02","modified_gmt":"2008-05-01T14:10:02","slug":"the-process-of-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=95","title":{"rendered":"The Process of Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Jessica R Hartley<\/div>\n

Having been sold on the dream of the paperless office many breathed a sigh of relief that they would no longer be required to write<\/a>. What they hadn’t bargained for was the need for written content in emails and web sites. Even if we ignore the internet there are still many times when a written communication is more appropriate than any other format. Being willing and able to write is, in my view, essential.<\/p>\n

When we first get into a car to learn to drive, everything is alien and difficult. Yet, within a very short time we find ourselves driving without conscious thought. Learning to write is a similar process – it is something that needs to be practised.<\/p>\n

Writing is simply the process of capturing your thoughts on paper or computer screen. Instead of letting your thoughts escape into the ether, writing them down is the process of lassoing them and keeping them for future use. What is more difficult is capturing the thoughts worthy of recording from the countless notions that pass through our overstimulated minds on a moment by moment basis. I guess this could be described as sorting the wheat from the chaff.<\/p>\n

You could probably get as many different definitions of good writing as the number of people you ask. However, a general standard would surely be text that is easy to understand that successfully transmits the intended message.<\/p>\n

I know a number of writers<\/a> who are so keen to start the writing process they skip the planning and preparation stage which, almost without exception, makes their job much harder in the long run. Having said that, it is important to get on with the process of writing and not get so bogged down in the thinking, research and planning that the piece never quite makes it on to paper.<\/p>\n

It is because all writers have their own distinctive style that as a species we are blessed with such a rich literary background. New writers are sometimes tempted to emulate the style of a successful writer and whilst I can understand this, I would encourage everyone to have confidence in their own uniqueness.<\/p>\n

For me it’s important that whatever I read causes me to pause and think. I don’t want to be bored. I don’t want to find myself speed reading and scanning pages. I want to enter the mind of the writer and learn something new or be offered the opportunity to look at things in a different way. That is the essence of good writing.<\/p>\n

It saddens me when I come across web content in particular which is there for the sake of being there. It provides nothing. No interest, no entertainment and certainly no value. It leaves me feeling cheated and breaks trust with the author.<\/p>\n

Whilst some fear writing and think it is difficult, it’s a piece of cake compared to editing.<\/p>\n

Editing is the fine work that improves a piece of writing. If writing is the preparation with course sandpaper, editing is the finishing with a finer grade – polishes up a mediocre piece of prose and turns it into an heirloom.<\/p>\n

As a lifelong reader and writer I so want to see others enjoy writing. At the very least I would like to remove the fear so many seem to hold about the process of writing. My wish for you is that you find some inspiration here that encourages you to pick up your pen once again. Write for the sheer fun of it. Write simply because you can.<\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/div>\n
Jessica R Hartley provides a free online writing course<\/a> and writers forum<\/a> to support anyone who yearns to become a writer. A professional writer she is enthusiastic about encouraging writing skills in others. Grab a totally unique version of this article from the Uber Article Directory<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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