Writing Practice - a necessary process if you want to write well
I’ve got a friend who never practices his writing skills. He thinks that someday he’ll write a novel in a hot flash. Somehow the light will go on, he’ll be fully inspired, and the writing will just happen.
I’m not holding my breath waiting for that to happen….
Writing is a way of life. If you love to write, you’ll practice writing daily, or almost every day. It is something you learn about by doing it.
I’m a fiction writer… and I write articles. Every day I’m at my computer — writing! One of my favorite things to write during my practice writing sessions, is flash fiction. I love to write these short-short stories and someday may have enough of them to publish a book of stories, each about 500 words.
Some of my best flash fiction is written during practice writing sessions. It takes only about fifteen minutes! I usually choose a writing prompt then let my imagination take flight. I choose a character and put that person in a situation. A few minutes later, I have a story. It is so much fun.
I backup those stories in Google docs. Sometimes I post them on my blog, but usually I just let them sit, waiting for that day when I’ll have enough to publish a book…. probably a Kindle e-book!
