TYPES OF WRITING
To improve, we need to write often. Don’t worry too much if what you’re writing is any good. It is a common worry that causes many to give up. Those that keep writing are often surprised by how good their writing appears to them after a few days. It is important to remember that it is the writing and, perhaps, especially the writing when we are struggling to put together a good sentence, that gets us where we are going. To gain this experience any type of writing will do. This is the first type of writing: writing for experience.
Targeted writing is the next type. Whether we want to write humorous essays, short stories, memoirs, creative non-fiction, family histories, novels, newspaper stories, non-fiction, or whatever, we need to do some writing targeted at that. I want to be a writer of short stories and novels. I need to practice that by writing short stories and novels. By trying to write a short story, I become aware of the short story.
Writing to learn the craft is the third type of writing. To learn the craft we need to expand our experience, challenge our thought patterns, and work on our weaknesses. The lessons learned here linger on in our other writings. Exercises may focus on our creativity(like challenging our senses or asking what ifs), our craft proficiency (like point of view or flashbacks), or on the mechanics (like grammar or punctuation).
Write your daily thoughts.
Write your heart’s desire.
Explore your creativity………right now!
