Not a few people who complain because of difficulty finding a way to write the first word in the article. In fact, many later canceled writing because the word that was about to be written never appeared. Actually, it happened because there was a stage that was exceeded, namely prewriting.
Finding the first word is not the biggest difficulty in writing. But it is good preparation that sometimes takes more time. People can finish one long article in a day or even less because the preparation is complete. Everything needed when writing is available.
Basically, writing anything all needs process and preparation. Especially if you intend to become a novel writer. To enrich the writing, the preparations made are also not short. No wonder Dee Lestari's 'Supernova' must take 10 years to finish. All because of the preparation and the long process.
Writing preparation also does not talk about how to prepare a comfortable place, at the corner of a cafe or laptop with an expensive brand for example. Maybe yes, but not the main benchmark. There are other things that are more urgent but sometimes forgotten.
1. Determine the Idea The
difficulty in compiling an article could be because of what was intended to be mixed up. The idea is too much or even none at all. That is why, before writing it is good to determine the idea first. This idea can be obtained in many ways.
Everyone has their own way of getting ideas. Sometimes even that idea appears accidentally by us looking for. If the idea arrives, it should be noted. Can be on paper or on a smartphone. But if you have a strong memory, keep it in order to be executed.
I often get writing ideas from comments that go to POPREVAENG. Also normal after opening Line Today in the morning. Or just drive on the road and see something interesting. Finding writing ideas has its own cool stuff, so enjoy it.
The best tips for writing articles is to determine a specific topic. For example get ideas about writing about coffee. Develop the topic by not forgetting to consider what the outline of the writing will be and who might be reading it.
Determining ideas is not just looking for an appropriate topic. But it also has a clear background, what it means, and the scope if the article is published. Because the topic of coffee does not cover all circles. Especially for young age. Coffee is always synonymous with men and maturity.
2. Determine the Writing Framework
After getting a suitable idea, then think about how the writing will be presented. The written framework serves to direct the writer to focus. To create a writing framework, think about what type of writing it will be, what the theme and style of language is used.
If you are working on a serious and long article, you should create a framework in the form of diagrams. There are also those who arrange it in the form of cards. So when writing, there is a clear path and must be completed.
I usually make a skeleton in bullet points. For example, want to make writing about alienated tribes. I will arrange it in several points. What tribe is the main point of the story. What their story looks like. How many people are in the community. What made them alienated and more.
After determining the points, then look for the story line first. Is it started from the story of community discrimination. If there is, find the person and make him the central character of the story. Articles that are made must also be clearly structured.
A writing framework will be very helpful when completing writing. Determination of whether our writing applies the concept of an inverted pyramid is also determined at this stage. We will discuss the concept in the writing article.
3. Preparing Materials
This prewriting process takes a long time. For novel writers, the time to prepare materials can be months or years. Depending on how complicated the story he lifted. Similarly writing articles on blogs. Even though it looks simple, it also takes time.
For one article on poprevaeng, with a length of about 500-1,500 words, the time to prepare the material can be two or three hours. Write it up to an hour or two. That is why, not many articles I can make in a day.
For large media, it even takes more than a week to prepare the material. This writing material can be in the form of data or observations. Data can be obtained from research results. No need for scientific research like experts do. Can with basic research.
For example, want to write about how to streamline the body. You don't need to do all the methods to tell a variety of concepts. Enough with simple research. Find out what are the most popular ways to slim down to the extreme.
How to find out can be through people or figures that we think are experts. Or open a blog or site that addresses the topic. Keep a record of all the things that we get by matching the writing framework that was made before.
Remember to look for data, not steal. Moreover, copying all the contents of other people's writings.
When searching for this data sometimes the information obtained is abundant. This can damage the initial framework. It's better to stay focused on what you want to write. The new ideas obtained, should be used as material for further writing.
The best way to collect data is to hear stories directly from people who did it. Or writers who did experience it. Writing down this experience will have a better effect.
Another way to collect written material is by observation. This is usually done in compiling articles that need deepening. Important observations are made to find facts that should be revealed. By looking directly at the objects we write will make writing more colorful.
Don't forget the notes when gathering material. It is better to check the list of writing frameworks so that when writing is focused, there is no longer any lack of material.
Unfortunately what often happens, even though the first stage is made and goes into the collection of materials, there are more interesting ideas we get after doing research. In such situations, you should consider making changes. There is no harm in overhauling before, rather than regretting later.
The process of collecting this material is also included in the collection of images or photographs accordingly. The more complicated writing phase will take quite a long time. No need to rush to finish writing if it is not pursued deadline.
One thing that must be understood. The data I mean is not just a list of numbers. But the notes are derived from a collection of facts which are accepted as is. Obtained from a variety of processes, can be the results of measurements, observations or other forms of numbers, words or images.
The results of this data processing become information. Can be in the form of analysis results, computerization to the results of conclusions. The stage of providing the above material covers everything. But more precisely to collect data. The author will later manage the data into information.
If we prepare well, then when writing there will not be many obstacles encountered. Difficulty choosing the first word at the beginning of an article can also be easily handled. Indeed the best preparation is yourself. Excellent condition will be very helpful in writing.
Not that it's not important, but the preparation of an empty mind or calm is not generally accepted. Some people do need to set aside special time to write. But not all. There are even people who when the worst conditions in their lives are able to make an interesting writing.
In essence, preparation is important. But for those who are used to writing, often the above stages are not always done. Getting to the stage of preparing the material can be even more crucial. But this stage is very helpful.
