Kevin Wright
The usual answer. Write every day. I equate it to working out. The more you do it, the easier and more proficient you become at it. Even if you only have twenty minutes, it's worth sitting down a typing. I find that as long as I've done something every day, I still have the feeling of forward momentum with a work. There's nothing worse writing-wise than feeling as though your work is stagnating. Keep at it.
Also, take a typing course. I used a Mavis-Beacon computer typing course, took the time about 15 years ago and though I'm not going to win any races typing, I can type well enough.
Take run through a grammar book every couple months to refresh your mind on the rules.
Learn to enjoy editing. When I started writing, I hated editing. Now it's my favorite part of the writing process. It's nice to write that first draft and get it done, but it's even better to go back and clean it up and make it as good on paper as it was in your head. If you put the time in editing it'll be even better on the page. It's nice when that happens.
Also, take a typing course. I used a Mavis-Beacon computer typing course, took the time about 15 years ago and though I'm not going to win any races typing, I can type well enough.
Take run through a grammar book every couple months to refresh your mind on the rules.
Learn to enjoy editing. When I started writing, I hated editing. Now it's my favorite part of the writing process. It's nice to write that first draft and get it done, but it's even better to go back and clean it up and make it as good on paper as it was in your head. If you put the time in editing it'll be even better on the page. It's nice when that happens.
Kevin Wright
The usual answer. Write every day. I equate it to working out. The more you do it, the easier and more proficient you become at it. Even if you only have twenty minutes, it's worth sitting down a typing. I find that as long as I've done something every day, I still have the feeling of forward momentum with a work. There's nothing worse writing-wise than feeling as though your work is stagnating. Keep at it.
Also, take a typing course. I used a Mavis-Beacon computer typing course, took the time about 15 years ago and though I'm not going to win any races typing, I can type well enough.
Take run through a grammar book every couple months to refresh your mind on the rules.
Learn to enjoy editing. When I started writing, I hated editing. Now it's my favorite part of the writing process. It's nice to write that first draft and get it done, but it's even better to go back and clean it up and make it as good on paper as it was in your head. If you put the time in editing it'll be even better on the page. It's nice when that happens.
Also, take a typing course. I used a Mavis-Beacon computer typing course, took the time about 15 years ago and though I'm not going to win any races typing, I can type well enough.
Take run through a grammar book every couple months to refresh your mind on the rules.
Learn to enjoy editing. When I started writing, I hated editing. Now it's my favorite part of the writing process. It's nice to write that first draft and get it done, but it's even better to go back and clean it up and make it as good on paper as it was in your head. If you put the time in editing it'll be even better on the page. It's nice when that happens.
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