"Recommended For: Mostly Students"
The problem of writing, both of stories and scientific articles recognized as a heavy and difficult job. Not only by students, but also by university graduates, especially from language and literary faculty. The proof is that not too much students whom they can write productively and make good composition. The problem, in fact, isn’t about the material that they don’t have. But the problem is how to describe the material into paragraph and how to begin the first paragraph. A paragraph that a difficult one to be started by beginners. So they more often scratch the written, then knead and throw it away. After that, they become hate to writing and literary.
Really, writing is joyful. Writing is amazing. You may read a book entitled “Main-Main Dengan Teks” by Hernowo (Kaifa, 2004) and “Menulis Itu Menyenangkan” by Solihin (Al Azhar Press, 2005). After you read those books, you’ll know that if we can write, means that we’re given a miracle. By writing, we’re trained to be honest, open minded, and smart.
Let’s write! Just write an article. Just write a poem, short story, or criticism for a newspaper or magazine. If your writing will be addressed to an editor of magazine or newspaper, please keep in your mind: DON’T GIVE UP IF YOUR ARTICLE / STORY NOT BE PUBLISHED AT THIS TIME. TRY ANOTHER TIME. KEEP SENDING ARTICLE / STORY. Really, no (special) school of writing. But, there’re so many tips to solve the difficulties in starting to write.
1st tip: solving internal problem
Internal problem in writing is an absolute freedom of ourselves. The first step to do before starting to write is make ourselves fully free. Sometimes, our internal problem is feeling stressed and laziness after we get a list of requirements (systematic or structure of writing, etc.). To face this problem, start your paragraph by writing whatever. Whatever you want, whatever you think, even it’s not related with your writing plan at all. And read refreshing books / magazines to get new inspiration.
2nd tip: solving “used language” problem
In some cases, language is an absolute freedom of the writer. The writer chooses his own style. Although, for some publications, for both of articles and short stories (for example), there’s a policy from the editor to regulate the language style. But, it’s really suggested for you who want to start writing for public, choose the language style that mostly show your character. Like written in Harian Suara Merdeka (editon of July 3rd 2005): “Bahwa kalimat ‘Aku Suka Kamu’, ‘Gue Suka Elo’, ‘I Love You’ dan seterusnya adalah sama saja. Semua ini hanya masalah kosa kata, bukan masalah makna atau struktur kalimat. Bukankah makna dan pola S-P-O nya sama?”
3rd tip: solving “material source” problem
The source and inspiration of writing can be found from everywhere. You can find tips and tricks to write good article on internet. You can find “how to publish” our short stories from books / magazines / newspaper. Or you can find inspiration from:
By reading more references, means that more data we get for our (source of) written. And you should know that the famous writers were good reader in the beginning. So, their works are more “powerful”.
Then, how if suddenly we get stuck while writing, and at the same time we find new material / idea too? Save your first article and develop your new idea to become the second article. For example, we’re writing about the impact of the increasing price of BBM. But, suddenly we can’t complete it. At the same time, we find an idea to write about presidential speech of president SBY. So, just write our new idea and for a while, we save our article about the impact of increasing price of BBM. This case, sometimes called as “selingkuh cerita”.
And the last, like a famous writer often says: “Milikilah buku harian / diary.” Ya, a diary is the best place to start writing. It’s the most honest book. On it, we can write about whatever freely. Anger, sadness, happiness, etc. Poem, short story, etc. Really, no book as honest as a diary. And, a diary isn’t prohibited to be owned by boys (because some people think that a diary is girl’s book). All (famous) writer must be have a diary. It can be ordinary diary or the digital one (for example: weblog). So, when you’ll start to (be brave to) write?
References:
1. Suara Merdeka newspaper (July 3rd, 2005)
2. Suara Merdeka newspaper (December 11th, 2005)
3. Suara Merdeka newspaper (January 8th, 2006)
4. Annida magazine (December 15th, 2005)
5. Kiat Menulis Cerpen by Harris Effendi T. (Angkasa, 1999)
6. Main-Main Dengan Teks by Hernowo (Kaifa, 2004)
7. Menulis Itu Menyenangkan by Solihin (Al Azhar Press, 2005)
The problem of writing, both of stories and scientific articles recognized as a heavy and difficult job. Not only by students, but also by university graduates, especially from language and literary faculty. The proof is that not too much students whom they can write productively and make good composition. The problem, in fact, isn’t about the material that they don’t have. But the problem is how to describe the material into paragraph and how to begin the first paragraph. A paragraph that a difficult one to be started by beginners. So they more often scratch the written, then knead and throw it away. After that, they become hate to writing and literary.
Really, writing is joyful. Writing is amazing. You may read a book entitled “Main-Main Dengan Teks” by Hernowo (Kaifa, 2004) and “Menulis Itu Menyenangkan” by Solihin (Al Azhar Press, 2005). After you read those books, you’ll know that if we can write, means that we’re given a miracle. By writing, we’re trained to be honest, open minded, and smart.
Let’s write! Just write an article. Just write a poem, short story, or criticism for a newspaper or magazine. If your writing will be addressed to an editor of magazine or newspaper, please keep in your mind: DON’T GIVE UP IF YOUR ARTICLE / STORY NOT BE PUBLISHED AT THIS TIME. TRY ANOTHER TIME. KEEP SENDING ARTICLE / STORY. Really, no (special) school of writing. But, there’re so many tips to solve the difficulties in starting to write.
1st tip: solving internal problem
Internal problem in writing is an absolute freedom of ourselves. The first step to do before starting to write is make ourselves fully free. Sometimes, our internal problem is feeling stressed and laziness after we get a list of requirements (systematic or structure of writing, etc.). To face this problem, start your paragraph by writing whatever. Whatever you want, whatever you think, even it’s not related with your writing plan at all. And read refreshing books / magazines to get new inspiration.
2nd tip: solving “used language” problem
In some cases, language is an absolute freedom of the writer. The writer chooses his own style. Although, for some publications, for both of articles and short stories (for example), there’s a policy from the editor to regulate the language style. But, it’s really suggested for you who want to start writing for public, choose the language style that mostly show your character. Like written in Harian Suara Merdeka (editon of July 3rd 2005): “Bahwa kalimat ‘Aku Suka Kamu’, ‘Gue Suka Elo’, ‘I Love You’ dan seterusnya adalah sama saja. Semua ini hanya masalah kosa kata, bukan masalah makna atau struktur kalimat. Bukankah makna dan pola S-P-O nya sama?”
3rd tip: solving “material source” problem
The source and inspiration of writing can be found from everywhere. You can find tips and tricks to write good article on internet. You can find “how to publish” our short stories from books / magazines / newspaper. Or you can find inspiration from:
- observation to environment
- personal or other people’s experience
- reading books (remember, there’s a proverb says, “Kunci utama dalam menulis adalah membaca’)
- watching tv
- listening to the radio
- surfing on internet
- discussion
- events in our surrounding
By reading more references, means that more data we get for our (source of) written. And you should know that the famous writers were good reader in the beginning. So, their works are more “powerful”.
Then, how if suddenly we get stuck while writing, and at the same time we find new material / idea too? Save your first article and develop your new idea to become the second article. For example, we’re writing about the impact of the increasing price of BBM. But, suddenly we can’t complete it. At the same time, we find an idea to write about presidential speech of president SBY. So, just write our new idea and for a while, we save our article about the impact of increasing price of BBM. This case, sometimes called as “selingkuh cerita”.
And the last, like a famous writer often says: “Milikilah buku harian / diary.” Ya, a diary is the best place to start writing. It’s the most honest book. On it, we can write about whatever freely. Anger, sadness, happiness, etc. Poem, short story, etc. Really, no book as honest as a diary. And, a diary isn’t prohibited to be owned by boys (because some people think that a diary is girl’s book). All (famous) writer must be have a diary. It can be ordinary diary or the digital one (for example: weblog). So, when you’ll start to (be brave to) write?
References:
1. Suara Merdeka newspaper (July 3rd, 2005)
2. Suara Merdeka newspaper (December 11th, 2005)
3. Suara Merdeka newspaper (January 8th, 2006)
4. Annida magazine (December 15th, 2005)
5. Kiat Menulis Cerpen by Harris Effendi T. (Angkasa, 1999)
6. Main-Main Dengan Teks by Hernowo (Kaifa, 2004)
7. Menulis Itu Menyenangkan by Solihin (Al Azhar Press, 2005)
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