Category: Writers Block
The power Of Words
The powerful, yet mysterious substance that moves the world forward by providing meaning is the essence of the world of words, which sits so neatly scrawled on pieces of paper. This world of words is often complex, but if one manages to learn the skill of manipulating them, the individual in question suddenly becomes powerful, and the art behind that is writing. Writing is a very complex art form, that many under estimate. This art form is one that requires much time, patience, creativity, and understanding. Writing is also a trivial process, but the resulting piece is worth all of the tediousness.
A writer must manipulate words to form a beautifully crafted literary piece. I discovered this secret by experimenting with writing. As I write I understand how much impact words have on the readers. If one formulates a sentence in a certain style it would give a different effect, than if one formulated it in another. I find that in life, it is the same skill that is required when conversing with people, which is conversing by manipulating words.
"Johny, I hate your cooking, I wish you wouldn't have to make the food so dreadfully salty!" "Johny, I dislike the taste of the food you cook, and you could perhaps make it less salty." "Johny, your food is quite salty, and perhaps it would taste better if it wasn't so salty." Such is word manipulation, and as we live life, we should learn to communicate eloquently by using words more wisely as a literary piece by manipulating words to have different effects on readers. This helps us greatly in our daily communications and will only help us communicate better. In writing one learns that the English language has many exceptions.
This annoys many. However, as a writer, one learns to appreciate them, use them to one's own advantage. Suddenly, English becomes a much more beautiful language that one can use. The language becomes less annoyingly complex and becomes a flexible tool to use. It's a very broad and handy medium.
Having good diction is not the only factor, but it is most essential before anything else. The next step would be organizing ones ideas. As one becomes a good writer one discovers that planning is essential. If one does not plan before they write they will constantly run into walls and have writer's block. To be a good writer one must plan out the work even if it's in their head.
When a piece is planned out, it flows in a miraculous fashion. From this I learn that if things are planned out just as a masterpiece has to be planned out, things will sale smoother. If one does not plan life out, than it would be chaotic or rather very confusing. One would always be arguing with oneself what one should do next. In both the game of life and a masterpiece the more details one maps out the greater and smoother things become.
Details are a great tool to use in life as well as in writing and through writing many pieces, I have learnt the great importance to detail. "Shelly went home, did homework, ate dinner, and went to bed." "Shelly walked home from school under the brightly beautiful light blue sky, upon the busy street bustling with many different vehicles. Upon her arrival, she went upstairs to her large neat room with comfortable furniture to begin her tedious homework assignment at her tall brown desk, which borders the far right wall." The second example is indeed longer, but as one grows as a writer one notices that the second example is the better one as it gives more details, therefore informing the reader in a much clearer fashion. Taking this, and learning from writing I found that life needs much of the same skills, when giving someone directions.
Instead of just saying, "Pizza place is two streets down and to your left." One can possibly in more details describe, "Go down three streets, when you see a corner with a decorated house and a lush lawn you would turn left. You would then cross the street and arrive at the pizza place with the parking lot on the left." This gives the person a bit more detail to grasp upon. We must learn to speak as if life was a complex story and every single detail matters. One would find that the people who this individual communicates with would have more details and the point is crystal clear. When it's all planned out, the words are formulated, and the details are planned, the technical stage is over, but now, one must find a way to get through mentally.
Writing could be mentally challenging, and it could be testing ones limits. However, in writing one learns eventually that one must attempt their hardest and do their all. When one writes one learns that everything in this world is judged and nothing is left unjudged. One must make the judgments, and prepare to be judged by either others or themselves at a later date. One learns that if they do not commit themselves to attempting and asserting their whole eferts, the person in question would be called out for slacking and not doing their all.
One learns that in life, it is the same. When one slacks others living in the same world will definitely bring it up. Over time as I wrote, I have learnt that the best strategy is that the aim of the writing should be prepared as if it was to be published, even essays for class. However, in life, it applies in terms of, I don't want any ordinary life, this is my only life, so it has to be the best one ever. Even after attempting the best eferts, it may not result in all smiles, and the following stage is one of the most difficult and upsetting. However, after this stage if nothing goes wrong one is through, and one could sing and dance all one wishes.
This final stage is the writer's most painful, ego crushing, harsh, depressing, and vulnerable stage. This is when one puts it out prior to the final productt. People in general, friends, or an editor looks the piece over and corrects it. Sometimes, writers might even get rejected or insulted such as "That is the worst piece of trash I have ever seen on the planet." The floor is open, people could judge freely and comment.
All this is inevitable unless one plans to keep the piece to themselves. The process must be look over the critique, determining if they are valid, decide whether to take them, keep the determination up, and correct it or rewrite it, but persevere onwards even if the progress is at an extremely slow pace. Taking this and applying it to life, I learned to be more like the peaceful writer and his piece. Persevere while people are testing ones limits by teasing, mocking, criticizing, and insulting. Despite these obstacles one must hold their head high, quickly find a solution, do something about the problem, move on in life, and live on.
In conclusion, writing is a process and art that takes hard work. It requires much attention, patience, trials, and brainpower. It is complex and difficult but worth the time. The results are extremely rewarding, the finalized version is glorious, and one learns a whole lot.