Love writing. Love the swirl and
swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.
There is no better way to improve
your language than reading and/or writing. Now, you may pass it on by saying
that, “Writing? It’s not everyone’s cup of tea.” We beg to differ. Writing is
not an inborn talent. Just like driving or swimming, you just have to start
doing it and gradually you will be on your way. The best means to write and
write well is to develop a reading habit. Read, read, and read.
Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just
like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You
will absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it is not, throw
it out of the window then start all over again. You must write every single day
of your life...You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to
sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads. Start
by writing small; write a hundred words on anything- may it be your daily
routine or little incidents of your life. Write the kind of story you would
like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if
you are not writing something you like, no one else will like it either. Write for yourself, note down ordinary details of your life, and observe
people and places around you, stories of your lives, stories of others.
Remember, everyone around you lives in a world that you create.
Happy writing!
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