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Seven fears that stop people from writing   We’ve all come across people who are extremely knowledgeable and experienced. They are highly articulate and can describe incidents in great detail, using a colourful vocabulary with ease. Their flow is smooth and enthralling. Yet, when you ask them, “Why don’t you write and share your eloquent thoughts with others?” they suddenly go quiet and say it’s not their cup of tea. I happened to interview a few such thinkers, and most of them gave very similar reasons. 1. Who will read my work? If all writers had this doubt, we wouldn’t have had much literary work to enjoy. The world is full of people with diverse reading tastes, and there are even more writers catering to those interests. So, there will always be someone who finds your writing meaningful. Anne Frank didn’t write her diary thinking of readers. She simply wrote what she felt was important for her. Yet today, her diary remains one of the most widely read works of nonfiction ...

Help to the new writers by Moqheeta Mehboob Language is a unique skill we humans possess. We are constantly using language. Either mentally, verbally or in writing. There are plenty who have mastered the art of presenting the thoughts in the form of speech, whereas some are more proficient at pouring out the thoughts on paper.   Today we will look at the common hiccups faced by novice writers. (To read on why everyone should take up writing, read the article https://edutopm.blogspot.com/2022/11/seven-reasons-why-people-should-write.html )   Writing is a great hobby plus a very useful skill. There are many who want to write and take up writing as a regular activity.   ‘I want to write. I need to write. I have to write’.   Most of the budding writers tell this to themselves multiple times in a day. But somehow they don’t manage to sit down to complete the task. Call it procrastination, lack of zeal or lack of confidence, maybe a mixture of all th...

Seven reasons why people should write   by Moqheeta Mehboob     We humans are supreme intelligent creatures. We are capable of things that no other creature is capable of. We have brought unimaginable advancements on this planet and beyond. If humans set their mind to something, they make it happen. We all agree with this statement.     Apart from our great physical and mental competence, all of us have also been blessed with the ability to convert our thoughts into language and language into text. It is only the humans who have the skill of preserving their thoughts into written form.  Writing is a great pastime which if regularly practiced can not only be highly satisfying but can also turn into a rewarding experience. Similar to reading, writing also helps the cognitive ability.  We will look at some of the benefits of creative writing, but before that let us determine who can write. Anybody as young as a seven year old to a seve...