CREATIVITY IS CONTAGIOUS. PASS
IT ON – ALBERT EINSTEIN
All of us wish to express. All of us long to be heard. All of us look forward to be
appreciated. It is very natural.
I am not an accomplished
writer. Except for my blog and for a few
radio programmes, I have not written much In fact, I am not even well read. But my
friend Divya, considers me good enough to give her tips for writing and I
dedicate this blog to her.
I have always been a storyteller. But never dared to write. I had inhibitions. "Will I be able to
write? How would people receive it? What
if there are errors? Will my perception
and the readers’ perception be the same? Will I be criticized? Will I be
ridiculed?" These were some of the
thoughts that bothered me.
In the mid 90’s, in one of the
episodes of Cadbury’s Bournvita Quiz Contest, Vir Sanghvi was the guest. His brief speech after the contest for the
budding writers was so inspiring, I started writing. I don’t remember the full
speech. But he mentioned that, writing
is all about organizing one’s thoughts.
So let me start from there.
It is
very important for the writer to think clearly and organize the thoughts in a
logical sequence. There has to be an
introduction, the main part and the conclusion.
Maintaining
a uniform rhythm is important.
ABCs
of communication viz., accuracy, brevity and clarity have to be taken care
of. This helps in retaining attention
span of the readers.
The
story, essay, report or the article has to be error free. Grammar and punctuation have to be taken care
of.
Information,
phrases or even words should not be repeated.
Usage
of appropriate quotes, idioms and phrases will add value.
Read a
lot. It not only improves vocabulary,
but also opens many
avenues. .
The
hints of the basic story/essay have to be jotted down and
then developed. A
rough draft to be made and read again and
again for modification.
Every
person is unique and the originality should always be maintained. More important is passion.
