Writing

We are surrounded by stories. When we communicate, these are snippets which make up a story about people, places and things. In your head, there are ideas, experiences and stories. Writing provides the opportunity to share them. Everyone can write by putting words on a page. The challenge is to write well.

‘When I write I am trying to express my way of being in the world. This is primarily a process of elimination: once you have removed all the dead language, the second-hand dogma, the truths that are not your own but other people's, the mottos, the slogans, the out-and-out lies of your nation, the myths of your historical moment - once you have removed all that warps experience into a shape you do not recognise and do not believe in - what you are left with is something approximating the truth of your own conception.’ -  Zadie Smith

Find your own truth and write about how you see the world. Edit, edit and edit. 

It is a lot of fun to create worlds and play with your imagination. If you are beginning as a writer, then relax and enjoy the journey. If you have perspired and persevered with this passion, hold on to what keeps you excited about writing and write as much as you can as often as you can.

If you've never written before, may be you want to give it a go. You may not realise it, but when you introduce yourself to someone new or recount your day, you are telling a story. We are all full of stories, it's just that only some of us write them down and share them.