Effective Creative Writing Tips

Writing is a mode of self-expression like art, speech and music. As a human being, anyone is blessed with this skill; yet most of us are reluctant to express ourselves using this mode of communication. Creative writing precisely is overrated among us; of them, students are the most abundant. For instance, if we take a class of forty students, only a maximum of around five or less will be rated as “writers”. The others; in most cases; tend to replicate those “specialists’” work when it comes to project or thesis submission. Sadly they fail to acknowledge the fact that they too are gifted with the same capabilities yet they are just too clumsy to put their skills to better use.

My aim here is to share what I personally believe is a better way of molding ones thoughts into a readable format so that the exact replica of his thoughts are conveyed to the readers. This article will walk you through a short course which I hope will be fruitful to you and help you sharpen your existing abilities.

SKETCH A MIND MAP
 

“Failing to plan is planning to fail” is a famous quotation that eloquently explains this section in a nut shell. Yes, once a topic is given to a writer, building a stepwise mental map of the contents that are to be published under that topic is a must. For instance, consider an essay about “The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet”. A mind map to such an essay may be as follows;

i.     Introduction to computers and the internet.

ii.    The influence of the internet on the world in general.

iii.  The advantages of the internet.

iv.   The disadvantages of the internet.

v.    Conclusion.

Building such a map would narrow down the topic into smaller sections making it easier to achieve a better perception of the contents. A writer shall organize every topic in separate paragraphs for further clarity.

CONTENTS

Finding contents under any topic is not a difficult task. But organizing it in an effective manner may be extremely tricky. A professional writer should always verify the source of his information. Double checking this will maintain the quality of your work. It is mandatory that the writer mixes his contents up in a way so as not to bore the readers and make sure he/she stay focused on exactly what you want them to be throughout the article. It is advisable to in cooperate a certain degree of humor in your article now and then while being witty and making sure your main idea is well conveyed. Addition of quotes relevant to topic under consideration too is another effective way to spice things up and gain the readers focus.

PRESENTATION

One may have quality content and a well-planned scenario to publish his article in and yet manage to screw things up without the relevant presentation. Presentation involves the way the writer approaches his audience. Every writer should develop his/her own unique style of writing. Depending on the expectations of the topic and the density of readers, a writer should mix up the standard of his/her terminology; while maintaining the simplicity of the language. For an article to be praised as “well written” it should not only be of high quality, but also be easily understandable. Further the entire article should run in a steady flow. That is, there should always be a connection between the consecutive sentences and those paragraphs. Further, repetition of the same fact over and over again, beating unnecessarily around the bush most likely is bound to inflict boredom into any reader’s mind. Failing to organize these aspects will again make the readers lose their focus.

FINISHING

Even an article of highest possible quality may end up a failure when the finishing is not professional enough. In my opinion, it is best that an essay ends with a relevant conclusion that sums up the entire topic in focus. Presenting the gist of the article in a formidable manner will leave a permanent mark in the readers’ minds; make them think over a message well conveyed which, after all, is the motive of writing.

Thus written articles should be well reviewed before being made available to the readers. This will always give the writer a second chance to fine tune his writing for nothing is perfect and there is always plenty of room for improvement.

I hope this small piece of my mind proved to be helpful to at least a slight degree to all of you who cared to read. Please leave your comments below to help me enhance my writing.