BEGINNERS
A writer’s worksheet
Are you a new writer? You’ll get off to a great start with Adrian Magson‘s guide to getting the writing process right.
Adrian Magson‘s
For those new to the writing game (welcome!), it’s worth pointing out that, no matter what you might have been told, writing is not a closed shop. Nor is it one of the dark arts carried out at dead of night over a rotting sheep’s carcass overseen by a murder of crows. Nor is it done while reclining on a sofa with a glass of bubbly Well, not always. And while many writers do so at night when the situation demands (me too sometimes), it’s more mundane than it might seem.
Which is not to say it’s boring. Never that. But it is a process, pure and simple. You pour in words at the top and see what comes out at the bottom. Along the way there are numerous steps to take which help make the writing easier, albeit without the mystique. This word-driven process takes time, stamina and perseverance in order to get it done… along with imagination, flair, enthusiasm and the ability to string words together into a conscious whole. All that.