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Writer's block
Not knowing what to write about is more a problem when writing stories, but essay writing is basically thinking out loud.
When writers' block does strike, pacing around or going out for a walk helps.
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Common traits
Great entrepreneurs and great writers have this in common: They notice anomalies that other people skip over.
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Advice to aspiring writers
Write. You have to practice to get better. If nothing else, write a journal.
Become a connoisseur of bad writing. When you spot something that seems bad, try to figure out why. Once you become good at finding mistakes, you'll be less likely to make them.
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Evaluating criteria
The goal of an essay is to surprise the reader. If you write about a topic you understand reasonably well, and you're able to discover things you didn't consciously realize when you started writing, you have something worth saying.
Let your friends read your work. They'll sometimes find s...
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Shift to the "meta" task
At times, you may get stuck. To get out of it, switch to a "meta" task, meaning shift to a more abstract layer of a problem such as figuring out why you're stuck.
For example, if you are writing an essay and don't know what to write, switching to a meta task would mean writing about how...
Read, then read some more
When you want to write a book, reading helps you figure out what you like. Reading good writers can help you make your own voice better.
Writing is just one step in a much larger process
- Budding writers should not be afraid of writing, but should experiment it as a form of free hand sketching.
- They should spill out their brains and then build, fix or arrange the content in a creative way.
- Writing does not just happen when we write something, but also happe...
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