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Writing is a War

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:08:49 +0000

“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.

Writing A More Meaningful Title (By Thomas Arie)

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:00:20 +0000

On making an article published in internet, a title keeps an important role. This blog is concerned with how a title is properly used in the provision of web page. Have we already written a title more bravely. With so many articles available in internet, information seekers rely considerably on the service of a seeking machine to seek for information reference. As an article writer wishing his writings to be able to reach a wider readership, there is a thing of cardinal importance: write a title more meaningfully.

Some matters to heed on writing the title of an article.

Make use of more detailed words. For instance, you would like to write about a fish market of “Golden Fish” in Bandung. The writing focuses more on the less orderly market condition. “Less Orderly Golden Fish Market in Bandung” will be a better title than “Not Well-Ordered Market”

Make use of words or sentences, not excessive punctuations. If you want to express personal opinions, with a view to making more readers read them in internet (since your writings can possibly be found through the service of a seeking machine), express opinions with more appropriate sentences.

Erica Jong’s Twenty Rules of Writing

admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:55:29 +0000

Erica Jong, one of the outstanding female writers, has sold thousands of copies of her novels. She is also a poetess, essayist and a distinguished columnist. It is remarkably interesting to read one of her articles posted in her blog dealing with rules of writing.

1. Confidence
2. Desire
3. Open-Minded
4. Writing in Joy
5. A Newbie
6. Ignore Politics
7. Ignore Intellectual
8. Ignore Selfish
9. Realistic
10. Tell Your Mind
11. Ambitious
12. Accept Critics
13. Speak the Truth
14. Earthy
15. Write for children
16. Hungry for the Win
17. No Rule