As a writer it is important to do certain things everyday to improve and help keep your creative juices flowing. The following is a list of a few great tips that will help sharpen your skills and enable you to reach all your writing dreams.
Keep a Journal: As a writer it is essential to write something every single day. When you write in a journal it will help you get in touch and trust your writer’s “voice” so that the words will flow easier and more naturally every single time you put pen to paper.
Read everyday: It is crucial to read something every single day as well. The more you read, the more skilled your eyes and literary knowledge will become. The more that you read eloquent and intelligently written literature and publications, the more that you will be able to write with a wider scope of verbiage, creativity, and uniqueness. Many writers worry that they may run out of things to write about, but, for example, reading will give you more ideas of what to write about next.
Practice exercises: If you love to write poetry, for example, you might want to try to practice some poetry exercises. Try the following example: write the first line with two syllables, the second with four, the third with six, and the fourth with two. Your poem might end up looking like this:
Tonight
You shine beauty
Brightly you sing to me
My love.
Such structured exercises can and do ironically help to increase your creative potential.
Writing is a challenging, amazing career path. If you love it, by working hard, keeping focused, and doing all that you can to constantly improve your abilities you will accomplish all the goals you set out for yourself. Your dreams and vision for your life are coming together. You are making them happen everyday.
Joie Schmidt © Copyright 2007 All Rights Reserved.
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July 8th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Absolutely – practice makes perfect or better. Good advice.
August 11th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Great tips, thanks!
January 8th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Good article,thanks for the tips
January 11th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Thank you for the tips. I find also the reading helps in writing, and of course, practice.
October 3rd, 2010 at 4:35 pm
At times I run out of things to write about, but it seems to turn around when I take some to read and learn something. Thanks for sharing your helpful article. Blessings, Chris
May 10th, 2012 at 10:38 am
Joie,
These are fantastic tips. I’ve been with Triond for quite a while now, but can’t really get anywhere. Laltely, I’ve been having a problem posting anything I write. I can post pictures, but not poetry and article. I don’t understand what’s going on. If it wasn’t for that dragging me down, LOL, I wouldn’t have any complaints. Well done.
Keep up with the great work. Keep on penning. Thank you so very much for sharing your wonderful and creative talents with us. We all truly appreciate it.
*S* Cynthia