Quote and Gloat
By: Aleksandra Yefremova
Writing is not easy, even for professional writers. Describing events and expressing dialogue can be a challenge for anybody. A common problem most people experience while writing is overthinking. Luckily, this obstacle can be easily overcome with a few simple-to-follow tips.
To start, a good first tip in writing proficiently is to write daily. It is important to remind yourself to write every day. It does not have to be anything specific or even interesting, it can be anything in general. Writing does not mean creating an essay consisting of over one thousand words, it can be something simple and painless such as a short poem or a lyric. Write what comes to mind.
In addition, a second tip is to not overthink your sentence phrasing, sentence structure, and terminology until you revise your writing. Create a simple straight to the point sentence that can be easily understood. Furthermore, it is also important to let words flow naturally onto the page and not stress yourself over constructing the ideal or perfect line. This is important because letting your own words fly on to the page is the base of your writing. Once you have the base it becomes so much easier to revise and reconstruct what you have written.
Equally as important, a third step is to re-read what you have written out loud. It is a good idea to re-read your writing and remove some of the boring or dull phrases and spice them up with a more impressive synonym. This might sound strange. However, it is efficient in composing an acceptable or even an exceptional story, essay, or poem. To add, another good way to expand your wring is to let other people read what you have written and ask them for criticism. Strangely enough, criticism is a good way to view what strengths your writing holds and what weaknesses.
Given these points, writing is difficult and stressing. Yet with these few simple tips writing can be fun, easy, and most importantly effortless in constructing.