As a Writer

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Excelling as a Writer
Writing as a skill requires hard work and dedication propelled by provocative thoughts, evocative images and tension without pretension. In this case, an individual must be willing to handle tough honesty from friends, teachers and editors. Consequently, becoming a professional writer requires patience, curiosity, perseverance and practice. Only then, can an individual turn creative desire into concrete writing. Excellent writing responds to the interests and needs of the readers. The traits of great writing include ideas, organizations, tone, and choice of words, sentence fluency, conventions and presentation. Hence, good writing is not just correct writing. It takes more than perfect grammar, punctuation and spelling for an individual to excel in writing.
Tips to become an excellent Writer
Compared as a beginner writer and now it is obvious that I have made great advancement. Initially, I had an assumption that writing is effortless and should come naturally along the way. However, it became obvious that even the greatest writers struggle to get to that level. Determination is the key towards excelling in writing. Thinking that writing is simple was a mistake. I filled many pages in illogical writing. Furthermore, I had not mastered the fundamentals of writing including grammar, vocabulary and the elements of style. Consequently, for a beginner writer there is the use of vague words that make the writing sloppy and incomprehensible. As a competent writer, I realized that the order and selection of words matters in writing. There is a need to write with clearly defined purpose. It is crucial to make a definite point backed by specific information. Furthermore, the information must be clearly connected and arranged with emphatic, concise and correct sentences. Specific detail is vital hence the need to avoid generalizations.
Other mistakes made by a beginner writer include failing to attend to details. The grammar, syntax and vocabulary may be superior, but the tone can ruin it all. Hence, there is a need to examine the effects before putting them down. Drafting is fundamental since the attentiveness to the details of prose highlights an individual’s attentiveness to the outside world. Knowing when to quit is essential to ensure that one does not leave ideas unnoticed. High-quality writing is like good dressing that is appealing whereas bad writing is comparable to bad dressing with badly chosen colors and improper emphasis.
Topic Choice and Challenges in the Writing Process
Ideas generate the topic, which should be narrow and easy to manage. A captivating topic requires some brainstorming. Think about all the ideas bearing in mind the purpose of the writing. From this point, it becomes easy to choose a topic. The implication is that one should choose a topic that they care about without faking. It will make the ideas flow easily and the reader will...