| While there are many different tips and | | | | creativity? And more simply, are you having fun |
| techniques you can use to help your creative | | | | doing it? |
| writing in a number of ways, there's only one | | | | If you're not enjoying writing, ask yourself what it |
| route to becoming a better writer. | | | | is you're not enjoying. Is it the type of writing, |
| That is simply through writing. | | | | the way you're writing, what you're writing about? |
| Yes, you can read endless articles, books and | | | | What small changes can you make to help you |
| courses on methods to use to expand your | | | | gain more pleasure from what you write? And, if |
| writing skills, and these are all very valuable. But if | | | | you are enjoying your writing, again ask yourself |
| you don't write, you're never going to evolve as a | | | | what specifically you like about it. Once you know, |
| writer. | | | | find ways you can bring more of these elements |
| If you want to become a better guitar player, | | | | into your writing, more often. |
| what would you do? Take some lessons to get | | | | The second key element to your writing |
| the basics, then practice. If you want to become | | | | experience is how you're progressing. |
| a better dancer, what would you do? You'd | | | | This is where being realistic is important, to keep |
| probably take some lessons, maybe get some | | | | yourself motivated and encouraged. Every couple |
| private tuition, then you'd practice. And practice. | | | | of months or so, review where you are with |
| And practice some more. | | | | your writing. How has it evolved in the last month, |
| The exact same principle applies to your writing. | | | | the last 6 months, the last year? |
| The problem is though, we often have unrealistic | | | | Consider not just how the content of your writing |
| expectations that we SHOULD be able to write | | | | has developed, but also how you write, your |
| an incredible novel in a weekend. Or we assume | | | | writing habits, how easy you find it to write, and |
| that if we haven't mastered poetry writing after | | | | how much you enjoy your writing. Keep track of |
| our tenth poem then obviously we have no talent | | | | all of this and you'll be able to take confidence |
| and should give up. | | | | from how much you've progressed each time |
| To help you write more, let's look at the two key | | | | you have a mini-review. |
| elements to your experience as a writer. | | | | Follow these tips for the two key elements - |
| The first is enjoyment. Do you enjoy writing | | | | remember the only route to being a better writer |
| what you're writing? | | | | is to write - and your creative writing life will be |
| Are you challenging yourself with what you're | | | | enriched no end. |
| writing, is it stimulating and nurturing your | | | | |