{"id":70263,"date":"2014-10-24T10:50:54","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T10:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/insight\/writing-advice-from-writers\/"},"modified":"2014-10-24T10:50:54","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T10:50:54","slug":"writing-advice-from-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/us\/insight\/writing-advice-from-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing advice from writers themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Have you ever had an epiphany? One of those moments where everything just seems to click into place and make sense? When it comes to your writing career, it\u2019s easy to think you have everything figured out. How hard can it be to write? All you have to do is put pen to paper. But we all know it\u2019s not that simple. There are obstacles that stand in the way. I mean, who hasn\u2019t suffered from writers block?<\/div>\n<div>So if you could rewind to the very start of your writing career, what one piece of advice would you give yourself to make it all click into place? Make those obstacles a thing of the past. That\u2019s the question our we asked across a variety of writing-related LinkedIn pages \u2013 Blogging, Local Newspapers, Plain Language Advocates and Medical Writing \u2013 and who better to ask than writers themselves? The responses are definitely worth sharing, so here goes.<\/div>\n<div><strong>The first draft scenario\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Something that seemed to be favoured by many was not to be afraid of writing drafts and getting feedback. Frangeska Lambidoniti, a university student and freelance journalist, believes you should &#8220;share your work with others so that you get feedback of what they think of it because that&#8217;s the only way to improve your writing\u201d. Asia Elrufai, Partner at Asia Ahmad &amp; Co agrees and goes on to add that you should \u201cnot be discouraged by your first draft\u201d.<\/div>\n<div>We couldn\u2019t agree more. Putting your writing in front of others and inviting judgement is hard, but it certainly comes with benefits. It helps you get over that first \u2018blank page\u2019 hurdle and so what if it\u2019s not perfect? That\u2019s why it\u2019s called a draft; it\u2019s something to build on. Asia Elrufai adds: \u201cPractice, they say, makes perfect\u201d. That follows on from what Judi Proctor, head of Medical Writing at TranScrip Partners, had to say: \u201cDon\u2019t take it personally\u201d. It\u2019s true, constructive criticism isn\u2019t personal and should never be taken as such. Use it as a guide to give your writing that competitive edge.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Practice makes perfect<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Helene Hartig, from the Law Offices of Helene W. Hartig, Esq believes you should \u201cwrite, rewrite, put it away overnight, read it again, and edit\u201d; Frangeska recommends you \u201cwrite as often as you can\u201d, and Asia says \u201cif you persevere you will see that it gets better with time and practice\u201d.<\/div>\n<div>Ultimately, what they\u2019re all saying is the more you write the more you will improve. If you want to get better at anything, you have to practice. Writing is no exception.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Believe in you\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Writer and publisher Darren Johnson wishes he\u2019d told himself to \u201cbe more confident\u201d. Self-doubt is something that many writers come across but you have to remember that confidence comes from within. If you didn\u2019t apply for that big writing job, it\u2019s not because you didn\u2019t have what it took; it\u2019s because you didn\u2019t believe you had what it took. That\u2019s the difference. Confidence leads to success.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Embrace your individuality<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>And finally, \u201cdon&#8217;t compare your beginning to someone else&#8217;s middle\u201d. This is the advice from Julie Ann Price, a business coach from women entrepreneurs. If you start comparing yourself to others you\u2019ll never be satisfied and you\u2019ll find yourself believing your writing skills will never ever be good enough. Instead of measuring your skills against others, focus on what you\u2019re doing, your writing skills and your pen and paper.<\/div>\n<div>So what is your epiphany? Have you learnt anything from your own writing experience?<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever had an epiphany? One of those moments where everything just seems to click into place and make sense? When it comes to your writing career, it\u2019s easy to think you have everything figured out. How hard can it be to write? All you have to do is put pen to paper. 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