Getting Started: Numbero 2

Put simply, I'd be lying if I stated that writing isn't an everyday activity for myself. Even on the weekends, I tend to jot down my thoughts and ideas with not only pen and paper, but the computer. Every keystroke is planned out with the goal of creating coherent words and phrases to do anything from access a website to message one of my many friends. Though most tasks, writing included, have drifted further into the technological world in the recent years, I still find time to write letters, stories, and even songs on pieces of paper with a number two pencil. Though reasons for writing may vary, as well as desired outcomes, the general thought processes behind getting the words out of your head and onto that second medium are often very similar. For example, when I write stories on my free time, I think first about what the story will be about, or the main idea that it will expand from. Writing a song isn't just about rhyming, it's a form of poetry, set to a rhythm, based around a central theme. Whether you're writing about gettin' low, your girlfriend Delilah, or what it sounds like when doves cry, your lyrics are most likely going to be set around one central theme or idea. Letters are basically the same deal, seeing as you have to know who you're writing the letter to, as well as what you're writing about. It shouldn't be too hard to notice what one thing these three very different writing styles have in common, which is establishing a main idea. If I didn't choose a main idea or topic of discussion before making pen to paper contact, I would be blindly trying to accomplish a goal that I am unaware of. As a long time writer, I can say that I have used many different writing techniques over the years, and use them now as if they were written into my genetic code. These templates have helped me start numerous different writing tasks in many ways, as well as see them through to the end. From start to finish, the templates that are firmly planted in my brain have helped me write better, faster, and more time efficiently, and I have no doubt that new structures for paragraphs, sentences, and thought process could help me continue to heighten my skills in writing.