“Writing is easy”, said Arswendo Atmowiloto. At a glance, it sounds fresh in our ears, however some beginners are really half-dead to prove this theory by that famous writer. Just writing a preface stiffens hands, let alone finishing one complete article. As if we were in fight with words, sentences and ideas.
How to fight off those frights ?. I used to be assaulted by such frights. However I read some tips given by senior writers. Just write, think that our writings are the best of the world. Throw away feelings of shame, fright or inferiority. Don’t care about whether or not what you write is good, just keep writing up to the end.
Let words glide like incessant bullets, heads need to be filled with insights. Reading book a lot, watching TV or discussing are an easy way to add up knowledge. How can writing output be produced if there is no input. Finishing the title of a writing doesn’t mean that the writer’s work is finished. The last thing of cardinal importance is to publicize them. This can be by way of newspapers, magazines or bulletins. Never lose hope if they are refused by media editors. There are no writers that send their works for the first time are directly received. In order to be publicized, they might need ten, hundred or even thousand times of work sending. It is after within one year I ran out of a rim of paper that one of works was publicized in printed media. I couldn’t imagine how rejoiced I was, let alone I also got payment to buy some rujak.
Choose a media compatible with the character of our writings and our skills. Each media has their own different criterion. Some media are extra tight, some others a bit loose. I choose the loose ones. Unless you are patient to wait for your works to be printed in a well-known printed media, write them in your own blog. This is the safest.
Writing is a mental war.
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