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1 Secrets f Quick and Painless Writing

2 Even prfessinals find that writing can be difficult I charge very high rates fr my articles, my freelance jurnalist friend nce tld me. I was intrigued and I asked why was this a technique fr earning mre? Oh, it s because writing is very painful fr me, she revealed. I take very lng t write. S I dn t get a lt f jbs nw. Nte that the abve cnversatin was with a jurnalist smene wh makes a cmmercial living frm writing! Even a prfessinal writer can find the writing prcess t be agnising and slw. It desn t matter what level yu re at writing can be difficult. And we write all the time, be it: - s - text messages - reprts - essays - stries marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 2

3 As varied as these genres may be, there are still several basic principles that will help yu make the writing prcess easier and faster. That s because there are als always ging t be several basic prblems yu will run int 1. Finding the right wrds 2. Expressing yur pint in a way that s clear t the reader 3. Just starting the first paragraph 4. Staying n track and nt writing ff tpic 5. Fretting abut it after it s been delivered In fact, these prblems als apply t ther frms f cmmunicatin, such as presentatins and phne calls. Whether yu re 9 r 99, I m ging t shw yu 5 specific writing tips yu can apply immediately. But first, yu must be wndering wh I am t be giving ut writing tips. I ve gt yur answer right here. Wh am I? I m Marcus Gh, scriptwriter fr shws like Cde f Law, Lin Mums, and Crimewatch. I write regularly fr Yah Singapre, The Ppping Pst, and The A List. I als write and teach English lessns at Jyus Learning and The Write Cnnectin, and I write a clumn n educatin called Grade Expectatins. My full prtfli is available here. (I was runner-up in the GV25 Film Shrts Cmpetitin t!) marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 3

4 Over the past decade I have spent cuntless hurs hning my writing skills frm bth artistic and cmmercial perspectives. In ding s, I ve discvered hw t help peple f all ages t write better. As a writer, I have t deliver quality writing at a gd speed in rder t earn a decent incme, which is hw I ve made a living fr ver a decade. As a teacher, I have t teach effective techniques in a simple way t students t shw them hw t write well and write quickly. S I have particularly unique insights n writing brne frm a mix f pedaggical and prfessinal perspectives that I want t share with writers f all ages and genres. Nt everybdy enjys writing as much as I d, but I wuld like writing t be a quick and easy task fr everyne. Mst imprtantly, this guide is t make sure that nbdy thinks that writing is painful and slw ever again. We write every day, after all. If writing were difficult fr us, wuldn t we be suffering every day? marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 4

5 The Five Secrets t Quick and Painless Writing Secret 1: Set yur bjective In ther wrds, what d yu want the reader t achieve frm what yu have written? Here are the bjectives f different types f writing. 1. Fr a text message, that s relatively straightfrward unless yu re in a relatinship and yu need t cnfess r aplgise fr smething. In that case, yu need t knw what emtin yu want the recipient t feel. 2. s may seem daunting, but they usually have ne bjective t clarify a questin that has been asked, r t ask a questin abut smething that s uncertain. Anything mre cmplex than that, and it s better t send separate s addressing individual bjectives. 3. Articles and reprts are abut delivering clear infrmatin. The bjective may be a little less bvius, but it is still there t lay ut infrmatin clearly s that readers can use it as a guide and knw what they shuld d. Think f it like an SOP it desn t have t be lyrical, but it must be clear and precise s the reader can act n the infrmatin. marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 5

6 4. Cmpsitins, essays, and ther types f persuasive writing are generally easier yu want yur reader t cme t a certain pinin r t take a certain actin. Fr many businesses, that actin is t buy a prduct. Fr many students, that actin is t shw the examiner that yu can answer the cmpsitin questin in a relevant and insightful way. 5. And finally, the bjective f a stry is t deliver a message (r theme) in a frm that desn t seem t blatant. Yu ll need t knw the ending, f curse (even Gerge R. R. Martin des, even if it desn t seem that way), and the fates f all characters and their relatinships. Withut an bjective, yur writing will becme blated and unfcused. The reader wn t knw what the pint f reading it was, because the writer (yu) desn t. S be very clear abut what yu want t achieve, and make sure all yur sentences wrk tward that bjective. If a sentence desn t cntribute t yur gal, whether it be indirectly r directly, then that sentence shuld be cut. Smetimes, less is mre fcus n the bjective. marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 6

7 Secret 2: Make a plan Make a plan and try t stick t it but if alng the way, smething better cmes t mind, yu can change the plan. Plans aren t set in stne, and yu can change them t suit yur needs. Mst f the time, a plan is an utline the main pints yu want t cnvey, written in bullet pints. All yu need is yur beginning, yur ending, and three r mre pints in the middle. This wrks fr virtually all frms f writing, including (lng) text messages. Even students use this, except that they use different wrds t signify the different parts f the utline intrductin, bdy paragraphs r rising actin and climax, and cnclusin. I ll use my article abut hw bad Ah Bys t Men 4 is as an example. I tk five minutes t d a quick plan, and here s what my utline lked like. - Intr Ah Bys t Men having t much prduct placement - Bdy Gd actrs Wang Weiliang and Justin Missn Bad actress Zhang Xinyi Has Jack Ne lst his tuch? T many mtherhd statements Unexciting climax - bee attack - Cnclusin Cmpare Ah Bys t Men 4 s running time t reservist length sian Ntice that there are few cmplete r even grammatical sentences in the plan, and sme f the wrds might nt make sense t yu. marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 7

8 That s all right, because it s my plan. As lng as I understand it, that s all that matters. The same shuld g fr yur plan it can imcmprehensible t everyne but yu, and it can include yur wn secret shrt frms. As lng as yu understand it, that s all that matters. Here s the final prduct frm that plan: But planning is a waste f time! Fr thse f yu wh believe that writing a plan is a waste f time (since yu culd be writing immediately instead f planning), here s a little experiment I d like yu t try. 1. Write abut this first tpic withut planning. Time yurself t see hw lng it tk t write this first piece. It can be handwritten r typewritten. 6 things I like and why I like them. 2. Nw, write this secnd tpic, but take 5 minutes t plan first. Time yurself (including the five minutes), and see hw lng it tk t write it. 6 things I dislike and why I dislike them marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 8

9 Which ne tk a lnger time t write verall? The piece with a plan (#2), r the piece withut a plan (#1)? Nw read the tw pieces yu wrte which sunds mre cherent and structured, the ne with r withut a plan? This is prbably the best illustratin yu can have f the pwer and usefulness f planning. Its utility in helping yu t write faster and better will nly grw expnentially as yu get better at it. Even lng s r resignatin letters benefit frm a little planning it will make yur writing lk like a lt f thught went int it (5 minutes is a lt f thught, when yu cmpare it t the fact that mst peple put 0 minutes f thught int what they write). Remember plans just need t be in pint frm fr yu t understand. marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 9

10 Secret 3: Start with the secnd paragraph Dn t knw hw t write yur first paragraph? Then dn t. Write yur secnd paragraph instead. Starting strng is imprtant, but it is usually the mst difficult part f writing anything. The first paragraph sets the tne f yur writing, gives the reader an indicatin f what yu ll cver, and establishes backgrund. That s a lt f expectatins t fulfil! My advice is t skip the first paragraph, and start with the next ne. It ll be easier fr yu t get started, and alng the way yu might even cme up with ideas n hw t start yur pening paragraph (just remember t jt dwn these ntes). Once yu ve finished writing, yu ll have a better and brader verview f the whle piece, and it ll be less f a chre t write yur paragraph. Yu can even give snippets f what yu will write abut in yur first paragraph. marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 10

11 What if I am writing it by hand? Leave sme space fr yur first paragraph. Estimate yur first paragraph t be abut three r fur sentences lng. It wuld prbably nt be lnger than that, and if yur first paragraph turns ut t be shrter than yu expected, yu can always let the reader knw what yu will cver in the rest f yur writing piece. If yu re the type wh sends handwritten ntes t friends and family, this is a useful way t shrten yur writing time. I speak frm experience (a whle year s wrth f handwritten birthday ntes t friends). marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 11

12 Secret 4: Use a thesaurus t vary yur chice f wrds A cmmn cmplaint abut writing is I dn t knw enugh wrds t write well! The answer t that is a thesaurus. A thesaurus is a bk f wrds and their synnyms (wrds with similar meanings). Althugh they weren t as cmmn as physical dictinaries in the past, yu culd still buy physical thesauruses in the past. But due t space limitatins, they culdn t always be as cmprehensive as we hped them t be. Nw, we have the Internet, and multiple thesauruses accessible. Yu can search [wrd] synnyms, r use ne f the fllwing thesaurus websites available t yu (I use the fllwing tw the mst): - Merriam Webster - Thesaurus.cm Of curse, nthing beats having a wide vcabulary t begin with. marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 12

13 But if yu re in a hurry and yu ve used a wrd t many times, lking fr a synnym nline is faster than trying t rack yur brains fr anther wrd t use. Smetimes yu might knw the wrd, but it desn t cme t mind until yu see it being listed fr yu. There is n shame in using a thesaurus. It is a tl, just like a dictinary, Micrsft Wrd, r a pen. I use ne, and I m pretty sure yu culdn t tell when I replaced certain wrds with entries frm a thesaurus. Knwing the tls available t yu is ne f the traits f a gd writer, and a thesaurus is ne f the mst useful tls arund (alng with the spellcheck functin, but yu already have that installed, right?). Nt a thesaurus marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 13

14 Secret 5: Check what yu have written Yes, yu have a spellcheck functin installed. If yu re using Micrsft Wrd, squiggly red (fr spelling) r blue (fr grammar) lines appear when it detects errrs. Yu might even be using Grammarly. But yu must read what yu wrte befre yu release it t the wrld. This takes nly a minute r tw, but it is well wrth the additinal amunt f time spent. This is als smething that even I frget I frgt t re-read an recently befre sending it, and nly in the reply did I realise that I was missing a few key wrds in sme sentences. It made me lk like an amateur. Checking the piece yu have written may sund like advice that yur schl teacher gave yu, but it applies t adults t. In fact, it s even mre imprtant fr wrking adults yur s may be ging t the big bsses, and yu dn t want them thinking that yu can t even write a simple . marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 14

15 Regardless f what yu think yur writing ability is, yu shuld still re-read yur wrk. That s because there are several errrs that a spellcheck functin wn t catch, such as whether yu ve cvered all the imprtant pints r whether yur piece makes sense. And it gives yu peace f mind, knwing that yu have lked thrugh what yu have written. If smene talks t yu abut yur piece later, yu will have a strnger impressin f what yu wrte and will be able t better engage them. If yu re a student, then it ges withut saying that yu must check yur wrk befre turning it in, especially in an exam setting. It desn t just apply t English, but all subjects as well. We re all human, we re all prne t careless mistakes, and this is the best and fastest way t eradicate them. marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 15

16 Any questins? Cntact me! I hpe this has helped yu becme a better writer and cmmunicatr. If yu have any questins r wuld like t engage my services, feel free t cntact me at: marcus@write-handed.cm Services include: editrial entertainment news and features human resurce articles shw dailies cntent marketing (humur and inftainment) scriptwriting (film, televisin, theatre) drama cmedies factual variety educatinal services English: PSLE, O-Level, A-Level, and IB GEP preparatry curse (I was a GEP student) Fr mre examples f gd writing, check ut my website fr the latest articles! marcusghmarcusgh.cm By the way, yur punctuatin is wrng! If yu re wndering why I put a cmma befre the wrd and in my lists, it s an Oxfrd cmma and it makes sentences much clearer. Here is an article frm Grammarly explaining the usefulness f an Oxfrd cmma. Writing is abut clarity f cmmunicatin always remember that! marcus.gh@write-handed.cm marcusghmarcusgh.cm 16

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