WRITING IS A HABIT, NOT AN ART
WHAT IS THE KEY TO BEING A BETTER WRITER?
PRACTICE!
TO BE A WRITER, YOU MUST WRITE. BE PRODUCTIVE.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET SICK OF WRITING?
YOU LOSE MOTIVATION.
THAT'S OKAY, LET'S WORK ON GETTING IT BACK.
WHAT'S THE ISSUE WITH THE FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY?
IT'S BORING, FORMULAIC AND IMPLIES THERE IS A "RIGHT" WAY TO WRITE.
SHOULD YOU JUST "CHURN OUT CONTENT"?
NO.
PUT THE NEEDS OF YOUR AUDIENCE FIRST. CREATING CONTENT IS A PRIVILEGE.
WHY DO WE NEED A WRITING PROCESS?
WRITING CAN BE HARD.
A PROCESS HELPS GUIDE YOUR APPROACH AND EASES ANXIETY.
WRITING CAN BE COMPARED TO WHAT ACTIVITY?
WORKING OUT.
DIVIDE A PAGE INTO FOUR SECTIONS. FILL IN A SECTION WITH WHAT YOU DID THAT DAY, WHAT YOU SAW, WHAT YOU HEARD AND THEN DRAW A RELATED DOODLE OR SKETCH.
IN 2021, COLLEGE BOARD OFFICIALS MADE A REVISION TO THE SAT EXAM. WHAT WAS THAT REVISION?
THEY GOT RID OF THE FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY
WE HAVE THE POWER TO...
INFLUENCE, ENTERTAIN, EDUCATE
BUT ALSO...
ANNOY, IRRITATE, MISINFORM.
DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY.
ONE OF THE FIRST PARTS OF THE WRITING PROCESS...
YOU MIGHT HAVE MULTIPLE. THAT IS OKAY.
YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO WRITE EVEN WHEN...
IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE!
IT'S CALLED THE WRITING PROCESS FOR A REASON.
WHAT ARE OTHER WAYS TO GET OUT OF A WRITING FUNK?
SET A SMALL GOAL.
USE A WRITING PROMPT.
WRITE FROM YOUR STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
COPYWORK.
DON'T OVERTHINK IT.
IS THERE A "RIGHT" WAY TO WRITE?
NO.
JUST AS YOU CAN COOK A TURKEY MANY WAYS, THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO WRITE.
HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT CONSISTS OF...
CLEAR UTILITY: HELPS THE AUDIENCE
INSPIRATION: INSPIRED BY DATA OR CREATIVITY.
EMPATHY: UNDERSTANDING THE AUDIENCE'S POV
YOU CAN THINK OF YOUR WRITING PROCESS AS A...
GPS.
IT WILL GET YOU TO WHERE YOU NEED TO GO.
WHAT ARE TIPS FOR GETTING STARTED?
SLOW DOWN. THINK ABOUT THINGS THAT HAVE RESONATED WITH YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WRITE A LOT, JUST WRITE OFTEN.
WHAT IS COPYWORK?
LITERALLY COPYING THE WORK OF OTHERS.
COPY THINGS YOU LOVE TO GET A FEEL FOR WHAT GREAT WRITING LOOKS LIKE. THIS HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND STYLE, WORD CHOICE AND MORE.