My Experience of Writing 1 (to be continued...)
Writing task? Checked. Objectives? Checked. Computer? On.Ok, let’s start!...mmm...what was the title? Oh, yes! My writing experience...I wonder what it has been like. Not much to say about it, I think.Writing itself isn’t easy, it’s a whole art, indeed!
In fact, I have a writing formula called “AIP”, which stands for “Attention”, “Interest” and “Pleasure.” Whenever you write, it’s highly important to first arouse the reader’s attention. That’s why a gripping title is necessary. The first lines of your piece are also a key factor so that the audience doesn’t become bored to tears. Once you get their eyes set on your piece, the following step is to make them hooked on it. This refers to the second phase, “Interest.” How? Well, I’d say that there’s no magic recipe for this. There are books about writing, of course, which may give you tips depending on what type of text you want to write, for eg, a narrative, an opinion piece, an essay, etc. However, such tips usually concern structure and organization, and they don’t mention much about content.In some cases, organization can be “bent”,especially when it comes to narratives. And now we finally come to the last bond in the chain, “Pleasure.” No matter if your story is the most depressing on Earth, you should always find the way to get a smile of satisfaction from the reader’s face and make them think your piece is worth reading. Writing should be challenging, it should always tax your imagination!
The narrative is my favourite genre, one with which we can develop pieces of extraordinary versatility because it allows us to “manufacture” original ideas, even if they are crackpot, absurd or outlandish...sorry to interrupt your flow of thoughts, Ayelèn, I’ve been listening to you intently since you began and I’m afraid I’ll have to play the Devil’s advocate. You sound as if writing was so easy...stop bluffing! Why don’t you back down and admit that whenever you have to write a composition, you always put it on ice until the night before the deadline? And what’s the excuse? Lack of inspiration. And who’s to blame for this? Me. It’s always me. You try to fish ideas out of me, as if I were a “thinking machine.” But I’m not, you know? I should work on a commission basis or at least get a bonus from time to time... What?? May I beg your pardon? Is my brain claiming some type of remuneration for a task which should be an inherent ability? I’ll tell you something: I can hardly get an original idea out of you! And if my creativity falls off a cliff, it’s your own fault! You should be thankful there aren’t any brain transplants yet... Hey, hey, hey, Ayelèn, what’s wrong? I’m just telling you what I think. We’ve had endless talks about this issue, and I always end up saying the same: your previous display of forced bravado is nothing but a clear sign of lack of self-confidence.You are forever undermining your writing abilities, thinking every idea you have isn’t worth a penny.And the truth is, you’ve had very brilliant ideas in many of your compositions. You should believe in yourself, and in me too! We are a team sharing the same body!...Yeah, you may be right, I guess. I’m sorry! By the way, I’ve just remembered I have to hand in a composition tomorrow...would you help me, please?
SCs and AWRs_WT2
