Writing arts

Introduction

Welcome to Writing Arts Page! This page is made for those who have difficulties in writing. If you feel unpleasant when you are asked to write something, you might find some tips on this page. Writing is very important skill anywhere and anytime as long as we live. Through writing, grades are made at school. By writing, evaluations on works are made. In short, it's not too much to say that writing skills influence our life. The purpose of this page is to help you to understand how important writing skills are, and find the first step that you can do today for development of your writing skills.

What are the elements of writing well?

There might be a lot of things that describe good writings, but according to Murakami(2006), the following three points could well explain them:

1)What kind of experiences does the writer have,
2)Did the writer live in an intellectual environment,
3)How much knowledge does the writer have. .

The quality of writings depends on the amount of writer's vocabularies, knowledge, experiences, and thinking trials

So, what should we do ?

We cannot add something to our past experiences, namely, we cannot change our past. Therefore, what we can do for improvement is inputting new information. Perhaps, the most accessible way for building new vocabularies, knowledge, and thinking trials is to read. Murakami(2006) says, "Read before writing. This is the iron rule on writing"(p.25).

Murakami(2006) also says, "Writing skill is the ability to think. What should we do to acquire the ability? Reading. The amount of reading becomes nutrition for thinking, and facilitates writing skill" (p.73).

What should writers care before writing

It is very important to answer the following questions before writing:
1. What the purpose of your writing?

The purpose of your writing is very very important. If there is no goal of your writing, you may feel bored or empty.
However, if you set the goal of your writing, you will be excited and motivated to express your thinking.

2. What do you write?
Clarifying writing objects are also important. Sometimes we tend to deviate from the purpose of the writing we set first. So, paying attention to what are you writing now will help you to write successfully.

3. Who are the readers?
The contents of writing are different when the types of readers are different. Some readers may have foreign mother tong. Some are professional writers, and some are not. If you specify the readers, the writing will be clear and easy to understand.

4. What do the readers ask for?
Readers read, asking for something. Some ask for pleasure, others specific information. If we write something for the readers, it can be said that we have the responsibility to answer the readers' demand.

5. Is your writing easy to understand?
Today, information is flood everywhere. Finding information that we want to get become more difficult since Information Technology is prevailed. If the writing is difficult to understand, the you cannot help the readers achievement through reading.

Fruits of writing

1)Reading ability will improve.
Anyway, to write is the short-cut to become good writer. Through reading much amount of books, you will get rich knowledge and vocabulary, and then, write. If you read books with the intention to write, your reading accuracy will dramatically increase. Writing could make your reading improve, and you may acquire much information that you easily use.

2)Your goals will be more specific
The process of writing is to clarify where words should be put in sentences. Writing requires us to specify the purpose of writing. If you write well, you will be good at setting your goals.

There must be so many other merits of writing. Please think about it.

What we can do today?

Writing something everyday and acquire a habit of writing is the first step to improve your writing.
Here are some suggestions to get used to writing:
1)Keep a daily journal
2)Introduce yourself, family, friends, or others.
  i)what do you like to do?
  ii)what is your favorite music?
  iii)etc..........
3)Review books, movies, newspaper editorial articles, music, and etc...
4)Look ahead your past experiences.
5)and Any kind of topic that you're interested in.

What is most recommended to do is Reviewing books.

What is Book Review?

Book review has some elements:

1)it refers to the content of the book (or summary of the book)
2)it contains the readers reaction
3)it is written to be helpful for likely readers

Some of you may feel difficult to write book review, so at first, collect the phrases that you like or are impressed.
Secondly, brainstormby reading the phrases that you collect
Continue brainstorming until your ideas stop to stream. You may be surprised to see the amount of writings you made.
Thirdly, chose the most impressed thing that you felt through the reading, and begin to write along to specific topic.

The length of the writing is not count. What counts is already you have learned:
1. What the purpose of your writing?
2. What do you write?
3. Who are the readers?
4. What do the readers ask for?
5. Is your writing easy to understand?

Conlusion

What is needed for those have difficulties in writing is obvious. All they have to do is to write. Just write. However, Writing skills are consist of writers' experience and knowledge. Reading for writing is needed for them to be more confident.
There are many opportunities for writing in our daily life, after having fun with friends, eating delicious food, or whatever we experience. However, reviewing books is recommended for improvement of writing. Reviewers are required to sum the whole story of the book, and give some reaction. This kind of writing exercise will be good supplement for writing learners.