First published in the July of 2014, Pen Arts - the art of writing, is an easy to follow selection of tips and tricks for those thinking of writing articles for the first time, and maybe even having them published one day. Well you never know until you try? Pen Arts was originally published on its own website for a promotional period of time before being transferred eventually to this site.
Are you a writer? If you say no then take a bit of time to think about it as chances are you are more of a writer than you think.
From a martial artist to a writer of various martial arts and social topics many people think that I had some form of formal training but that was never the case, all I did was practice my writing skills over and over again and learned as I went along. It is true to say that many people will never be able to write to a noticeable degree but that does not mean that they will never be able to write anything of worth, in fact, it is often the case that they may have written a best-seller in the past but the format failed them. In many cases the content may be very good, for example, but how it is presented may be the main reason why so many people fail in their efforts. If you count the number of written words that you may do, or others may do, over a period of just one week on a social networking site, or within an on-line forum, it would truly shock you to find just how much written work you and others may have done in that period of time. At this point it would be fair to say that your written work on such social networking sites are maybe not what you would call ‘word-perfect’ but with a few pointers on spelling, layout and how to make it look good to the eye, and in addition, also readable in an easy and understandable way then you too can also become recognised as a writer far faster than you think.
Any form of writing is creative and anything that is creative therefore is a form of art. In the same way that a painting is created to form an image then so it is the same thing when it comes to writing with regard to creating an image in the reader's mind. In addition to creating an image in the reader's mind a well written story, or maybe even a documentary style form of writing, can also create and project an atmospheric feel to things in just the same way as any picture or film can do within the reader's mind as they formulate both consciously and subconsciously events unfolding before them through such written words. Some writers will also take this creative writing, through good content, even further by making the printed words themselves look good to the eyes. Long before the invention of a typewriter, or a modern day Laptop, many people would write in an artistic way by using very fanciful shapes to form the words themselves. This artistic way of writing the words are clearly shown throughout history and even to this very day. This form of word shaping, such as calligraphy, is even used a great deal on modern day computers in the form of preset 'fonts' of course.
Even a person's signature at the end of a letter, as a perfect example, is more than just a way of showing individuality and uniqueness but also a form of visual decorative word art. Due to my long held belief that anyone can become a writer, or a better writer than you are now, here are a few tips and tricks to help you get started. The first problem that many people will have is how to get started or what to write about. Both of these initial problems are very much connected to each other when you think about it. So with direct regard to that initial problem my saying - If You Think It Write It! - is a good starting point when it comes to writing something. If you think of something that you have a lot to say about then write it down, forget about the spelling or how it should be read, simply write it down as fast as you can and keep writing until you are not sure what to say next or finding yourself too tired to carry on. From this initial start also avoid at all costs the thought of trying to write on a subject that you think needs to be the size of a book but just simply let the topic develop in small bite size bits and then link each of these bite size bits together at a later stage. Also avoid looking at how others write. Develop your own unique writing style. Don't copy other people's writing methods. Your style of writing will develop all by itself in time. There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to writing but there are a few basic guidelines to follow that cannot be avoided however. Making your work unique is vital if you do not wish the reader to think you are simply copying from other people's work. What would be the point anyway if you simply copied written stuff from someone else? So that being the case only write what is in your head. Let what you say flow from your mind and not from any reference books. For the full version in PDF format go to the link located above on this page! |
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