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Topic: Ways To Help or improve You Write Better
Posted By: 27.johnwilliams
Subject: Ways To Help or improve You Write Better
Date Posted: March 20 2021 at 23:40
What Consume Your Mind, Controls Your Life...

1. Imagine yourself writing:

Imagine Yourself Writing. if you can imagine it, you can achieve it.
if you can dream it, you can become it

2. Remind yourself the REASON why you're writing:

Don't write, because other people said so.
Don't write, because you heard it's a useful skill.
Don't write, just because you want to say something.
Write, because you genuinely enjoy it.

3. Commit to a daily goal:

100 words. 1 paragraph. 20 minutes. 1 draft.
Whatever daily goal you set, COMMIT to it. No whining. No postponing. NO
excuses.
If you're going to make excuses, lower the numbers until you can.

4. Listen to music that fits your writing:

Music kicks our mood for practically everything -
from dinner dates at home to workouts. Yes, even writing.

And it's especially effective if you're writing an emotional piece.
Just don't choose songs that have lyrics in your native tongue, because
that'll distract you.

SO KEEP WRITING :D



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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 21 2021 at 04:18
"improve you write better"? - I think you need to improve a bit yourself.

What is the point of these?


Posted By: JD
Date Posted: March 21 2021 at 07:03
^^  ConfusedConfused  ????  ConfusedConfused

This posts wins the "Straight outta left field with no real point" award for 2021.

So in response, here's my writing.

There once was a poster named 27.johnwiliams
Who wrote about documenting Idioms
The comments were vague
And delivered with a nag
Which made the forum members all pity him

LOL


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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: March 21 2021 at 14:08
I digest block costumes and the what is a bake teach.

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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 04:24
Originally posted by ProSammy ProSammy wrote:

 Many of us want to improve their writing skills and can only be achieved if we practice on a regular basis. I think it is vital to get some feedback on your writing, you want to know if what you write ‘sounds good’. Yes, we can start an online writing workshop and everybody is invited to participate. All you have to do is create a short text in English and post it here on the forum. 

Is this short enough?


Posted By: JD
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 05:22
Is this better?


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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 05:22
Or now?


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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 05:22
This?

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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 05:41
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Posted By: ssmarcus
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 06:24
Originally posted by 27.johnwilliams 27.johnwilliams wrote:

What Consume Your Mind, Controls Your Life...

1. Imagine yourself writing:
.....
2. Remind yourself the REASON why you're writing:
.....
3. Commit to a daily goal:
....
4. Listen to music that fits your writing:

......

SO KEEP WRITING :D

I wouldn't say this will improve your writing per se, but it will instill discipline for keeping up with it which may lead to you getting better. So good advice mate! 


Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 11:07
Here is my entry:

Clay rational security aware the drain ignite game. Cover move, deserve continuation I opinion difficulty team manual evening. Equations experiment being beat shallow rate pool. Ooii theone umbrella smash prefer vegetable. Company provoke net eagle occasion snarl what be the if a chin distort. Realize condition mayor cultivate the? Before maybe, "Syllables digest me." And the end the cheese the the but I.


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i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag
that's a happy bag of lettuce
this car smells like cartilage
nothing beats a good video about fractions


Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 11:31
Originally posted by progaardvark progaardvark wrote:

Here is my entry:

Clay rational security aware the drain ignite game. Cover move, deserve continuation I opinion difficulty team manual evening. Equations experiment being beat shallow rate pool. Ooii theone umbrella smash prefer vegetable. Company provoke net eagle occasion snarl what be the if a chin distort. Realize condition mayor cultivate the? Before maybe, "Syllables digest me." And the end the cheese the the but I.

Isn't this from Finnegan's Wake?


Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 15:57
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by progaardvark progaardvark wrote:

Here is my entry:

Clay rational security aware the drain ignite game. Cover move, deserve continuation I opinion difficulty team manual evening. Equations experiment being beat shallow rate pool. Ooii theone umbrella smash prefer vegetable. Company provoke net eagle occasion snarl what be the if a chin distort. Realize condition mayor cultivate the? Before maybe, "Syllables digest me." And the end the cheese the the but I.

Isn't this from Finnegan's Wake?

Not really, but Joyce would have made a wonderful lyricist for an RIO/avant prog band.


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i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag
that's a happy bag of lettuce
this car smells like cartilage
nothing beats a good video about fractions


Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 16:41
I'll get back to it


Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: April 07 2021 at 20:21
Originally posted by 27.johnwilliams 27.johnwilliams wrote:

...
Imagine Yourself Writing. if you can imagine it, you can achieve it.
if you can dream it, you can become it
...
Don't write, because other people said so.
Don't write, because you heard it's a useful skill.
Don't write, just because you want to say something.
Write, because you genuinely enjoy it.
...
Whatever daily goal you set, COMMIT to it. No whining. No postponing. NO
excuses.
...
Music kicks our mood for practically everything -
...

Hi,

Welcome btw ... challenging post!

You're probably not going to like my response ... and my apologies if someone had to comment on your "translation", rather than the contents of your post.

The "assumptions" made are strange for me, but at 70 and after being a writer for more than 40 years, it's hard to agree to anything anyone can possibly say about anyone's art and how they process what they do.

For me, all of it comes from the visual area of things, and how I "see" it and "DESCRIBE" IT ... 

And now comes the worst part ... when you are merely describing your inner movie, your idea of "meaning" and "wanting to say something" is ridiculous, since you do not know what the next image is on your inner movie ... thus, writing for me is not a "mental exercise" at all, and rules do not apply ... and the sooner you get a handle on this, the better you can develop your own ability ... 

The main issue with "ideas" and what you describe? The smallest issue is total confusion in my experience!


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