How Do You Start Writing

I don’t mean make tons of money, but to have a sense of accomplishment. There is nothing worse for a writer then to spend all day trying to create and feel like they have gotten no where. Writing needs to be an enjoyable experience not one that makes you go, “Do I really have to do it today?” The answer to that is yes.

It is recommended that you write every day, even if it is only for 30 minutes or so. Writing needs to become habit, and it needs to be “perfected”.  Your style of writing evolves over time. It is a combination of your personality, your reading choices and to an extent the choices that you will make while writing.  Look at it like golf. You don’t go out and hit 12 under par if you don’t practice. The point is that you need to become comfortable with writing is not just something you do; it is a part of who you are.

There are several techniques a writer can use to start writing. Ultimately though only you can decide how you will start. Some people use life experiences to spark their writing. When looking for an idea some people consider their emotions, or how they are feeling at that moment they sit down. You can look at a picture and describe that picture on a piece of paper, either for what is in the picture or the story behind the picture. You can turn the journey a leaf takes falling to the ground into a beautiful poem.

Some people keep journals. They write about their days, dreams they have had, events that they don’t want to forget or personal feelings that they need to get out and express they just don’t want to do that with a person. You can journal as a way to help start your writing. Sitting on a bus, or in a restaurant start writing about what you see. If you are a parent, write about your kids. Write about your spouse or significant other. Maybe you have a favorite childhood memory, write it down.

In the beginning there is no need for you to worry if your writing is good or bad. You aren’t writing to get published, you are writing to simply be writing. Write everyday about something or nothing but write. The only way to improve your style and be comfortable with writing is to just sit down and do it.