Suggestions To Tackle The Writer's Block
Short Response Essay: Suggestions to Tackle the Writer’s Block
As I sit down to write this essay, I feel at a loss for words. I know what to say. I have thoughts in my head, but I find it difficult to express them in writing. Often I shy away from putting my ideas on paper, because I can’t think of the right sentences to express them. I am afraid of writing badly. Upon several discussions with my peers and even the highly published faculty, I find that I am not the only one with this problem.
The “Importance of Writing Badly” by Bruce Ballenger and “I Know What I Want to Say, but I Can’t Say It” by Barbara Fine Claouse, both address this issue. The latter article mainly lists different techniques to tackle the writer’s block, whereas, “The …show more content…
He adds on by saying “the students quickly find their voices again, and even more important they are surprised by what they have to say. They can worry later about fixing awkward sentences” (Ballenger 33) while many may I agree to this, I disagree to it in a few aspects. I have faced the same problems addressed in the article, and I believe that language should be given equal importance from the start. There have been times when I have had ideas, but I have still submitted empty answer sheets because of my inability to express those ideas. This inability to express the ideas roots from the problem of writing badly. People who have not taken their grammar classes properly find it difficult to frame sentences and put down their ideas on paper. In addition to this, bad writing also fails to convey the thoughts successfully. The writer may have the best ideas but if he is not able to pen them down in error-free sentences then the idea will not be interpreted in the same way by the reader. The ideas may get cluttered and then the writer, himself/herself will find it challenging to structure it neatly later. We can emphasize more on generating ideas neatly. Before penning down the ideas we should filter them in our head, to avoid the muddling of thoughts, followed by expressing them using simple but error-free style. This will let us express our ideas effectively and will avoid the red marks on our papers
As I sit down to write this essay, I feel at a loss for words. I know what to say. I have thoughts in my head, but I find it difficult to express them in writing. Often I shy away from putting my ideas on paper, because I can’t think of the right sentences to express them. I am afraid of writing badly. Upon several discussions with my peers and even the highly published faculty, I find that I am not the only one with this problem.
The “Importance of Writing Badly” by Bruce Ballenger and “I Know What I Want to Say, but I Can’t Say It” by Barbara Fine Claouse, both address this issue. The latter article mainly lists different techniques to tackle the writer’s block, whereas, “The …show more content…
He adds on by saying “the students quickly find their voices again, and even more important they are surprised by what they have to say. They can worry later about fixing awkward sentences” (Ballenger 33) while many may I agree to this, I disagree to it in a few aspects. I have faced the same problems addressed in the article, and I believe that language should be given equal importance from the start. There have been times when I have had ideas, but I have still submitted empty answer sheets because of my inability to express those ideas. This inability to express the ideas roots from the problem of writing badly. People who have not taken their grammar classes properly find it difficult to frame sentences and put down their ideas on paper. In addition to this, bad writing also fails to convey the thoughts successfully. The writer may have the best ideas but if he is not able to pen them down in error-free sentences then the idea will not be interpreted in the same way by the reader. The ideas may get cluttered and then the writer, himself/herself will find it challenging to structure it neatly later. We can emphasize more on generating ideas neatly. Before penning down the ideas we should filter them in our head, to avoid the muddling of thoughts, followed by expressing them using simple but error-free style. This will let us express our ideas effectively and will avoid the red marks on our papers