There are three things that are essencial to make me a good writer.
1. Learn all of the basic technology of my profession.
2. Practice my craft as much as I can.
3. Avoid any form of excuse that causes me to avoid writing.
If I can do those three things effectively, then my writing will be invaluable.
One of the first things I am going to work on is my discriptive writing technique combined with the precis technique.
The objective seems quite simple: To communicate an experience thoroughly.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Hello
Hello, and welcome to my personal blog.
This is not my first blog, but the previous one did not go very well. I guess I should start by saying what is my purpose for this blog. My purpose for this blog is to develop my writing abilities.
The best form of writing, I have encountered is a technique called precis. However, it is so usefull that it can be used as the best compliment to any other techniques out there.
The important thing to remember is that communication means to send something from one place to another and making sure that exactly what was intented to be sent is exactly what arrives.
I am going to use this blog to test and develop many of the writing techniques and styles available to become a more versitile writer.
The Following list is from wikipedia.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_writing_techniques
Captured moments: vignettes of life, vividly described
Captions: pictures to be titled or explained in writing
Catharsis: writing from within the midst of extreme emotion
Character sketches: brief evocative descriptions of people
Clippings: pictures or news stories saved to expand upon later
Clustering: spatial "ball and stick" diagrams, similar to mind maps
Daily topics: selecting a theme to address each day, often as an essay
Dialogue: real, heard or imagined conversations between two or more characters
Flashback: stepping back in time, from the current point in the story, to explain or give backstory.
Figurative: written not to be interpreted literally, appeals to the imagination creating images and usually compares two things.
Gratitude Journal: keeping track of things you're thankful for
Guided imagery: meditation on a peaceful place, daydreaming on paper
Lists: "dump and spill" lists exhausting details or variations on a theme
Object writing: providing as much detail about a given object or subject as possible
Perspectives: looking at something from another point of view, person or object
Ping-pong lists: paired lists to contrast two views, going back and forth as in table tennis
Prompts: prepared quotes or aphorisms designed to encourage response
Re-Ending word technique: inciting new language (ideas) from old--- see: Thornton, Norman. Re-Ending Technique and the Re-Ender Tool (web application focused on poetic writes for sound effects and visual rhyme though can be repurposed). Retrieved on Sept 13, 2007. Retrieved on 9, 13, 2007.
Reflection: stand back to analyze one's own actions and reactions
Rehearsal: practicing for difficult conversations or speeches
Sexual memories/complaints/experiences: reflecting on the unexplored or forbidden
Springboards: "prompts" which inspire writing, as a springboard helps launch a gymnast
Stream of consciousness: free-flowing narrative similar to James Joyce's style in Ulysses
Steppingstones: Intensive Journal term for key points in a life journey
Summarize: write a brief summary of a notebook, project or period in one's life
Tables: organized grids to compare people or items on a point-by-point basis
Time capsule: a brief collection of items designed to capture details of a particular moment for the future
Time stretching: writing as if from many years in the future or in the past
Timed writing: writing as fast as possible for a specified time, similar to a track sprint
Unsent letters: writing letters to people which are never intended to be sent or read by them
Visuals: striking images
imagery: extremely detailed imagining of an event, with attention to all senses and specifics
Now, it is crucial that I really start developing my writing, because I am at an age that I must get into a carreer so I have alot of work ahead of me and much to do.
This is not my first blog, but the previous one did not go very well. I guess I should start by saying what is my purpose for this blog. My purpose for this blog is to develop my writing abilities.
The best form of writing, I have encountered is a technique called precis. However, it is so usefull that it can be used as the best compliment to any other techniques out there.
The important thing to remember is that communication means to send something from one place to another and making sure that exactly what was intented to be sent is exactly what arrives.
I am going to use this blog to test and develop many of the writing techniques and styles available to become a more versitile writer.
The Following list is from wikipedia.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_writing_techniques
Captured moments: vignettes of life, vividly described
Captions: pictures to be titled or explained in writing
Catharsis: writing from within the midst of extreme emotion
Character sketches: brief evocative descriptions of people
Clippings: pictures or news stories saved to expand upon later
Clustering: spatial "ball and stick" diagrams, similar to mind maps
Daily topics: selecting a theme to address each day, often as an essay
Dialogue: real, heard or imagined conversations between two or more characters
Flashback: stepping back in time, from the current point in the story, to explain or give backstory.
Figurative: written not to be interpreted literally, appeals to the imagination creating images and usually compares two things.
Gratitude Journal: keeping track of things you're thankful for
Guided imagery: meditation on a peaceful place, daydreaming on paper
Lists: "dump and spill" lists exhausting details or variations on a theme
Object writing: providing as much detail about a given object or subject as possible
Perspectives: looking at something from another point of view, person or object
Ping-pong lists: paired lists to contrast two views, going back and forth as in table tennis
Prompts: prepared quotes or aphorisms designed to encourage response
Re-Ending word technique: inciting new language (ideas) from old--- see: Thornton, Norman. Re-Ending Technique and the Re-Ender Tool (web application focused on poetic writes for sound effects and visual rhyme though can be repurposed). Retrieved on Sept 13, 2007. Retrieved on 9, 13, 2007.
Reflection: stand back to analyze one's own actions and reactions
Rehearsal: practicing for difficult conversations or speeches
Sexual memories/complaints/experiences: reflecting on the unexplored or forbidden
Springboards: "prompts" which inspire writing, as a springboard helps launch a gymnast
Stream of consciousness: free-flowing narrative similar to James Joyce's style in Ulysses
Steppingstones: Intensive Journal term for key points in a life journey
Summarize: write a brief summary of a notebook, project or period in one's life
Tables: organized grids to compare people or items on a point-by-point basis
Time capsule: a brief collection of items designed to capture details of a particular moment for the future
Time stretching: writing as if from many years in the future or in the past
Timed writing: writing as fast as possible for a specified time, similar to a track sprint
Unsent letters: writing letters to people which are never intended to be sent or read by them
Visuals: striking images
imagery: extremely detailed imagining of an event, with attention to all senses and specifics
Now, it is crucial that I really start developing my writing, because I am at an age that I must get into a carreer so I have alot of work ahead of me and much to do.
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