Beat Writer’s Block
You can earn good money as a copywriter, if you’ve got the right skills. Indeed, any writing can be a truly fantastic and rewarding way to earn a living. But before you become a professional writer, you need to know some simple to learn writing skills. How do you get through that intimidating first page, how do you beat writer’s block and earn your first pay cheque as a writer. Before becoming a freelance copywriter I learned some simple tricks to protect against writer’s block. If you’re interested in copywriting these simple tricks, will help you out.
Say What You Want
Many fail as writers because they struggle to put something down on the page; their first words. They sit there eager to type something, knowing what they want to say but not knowing how to say it; they have a fantastic idea, but can’t find the right words to express it. This is where they make their mistake, don’t do the same.
There’s no need to get it right first time. First time round, just write what you want to say. Get your idea down on paper. Don’t worry about grammar, style, punctuation or the words you use, there’s plenty of time for that later. Just start writing straight away; put your ideas down into words and instantly, the blank page is defeated.
Once that’s done, it’s time to go back and ‘polish’ what you wrote. Improving clumsy writing is much simpler than trying to write it right, right from the start.
Perfection
Now that you have completed a re-write, you will have a reasonable piece, but don’t be satisfied, it needs to be perfect. Remove all unnecessary words, replace with words that lift the meaning and enhance descriptions. Delete dull, overused words and add evocative and exciting ones. Keep reading through your work, try and do this through the eyes of someone else; hone it down until it is perfect.
Less is More
Is it perfect now, I’m not so sure? It’s a cliché, but less really is more when you are writing. Try and limit the number of words in your piece. It will help you improve the article, because you’ll have to choose and use only the best, most effective words. If you are to become a freelance copywriter, you must recognise the value of words, so use them sparingly.
- Richard Jebb
Tags: Blank Page, Mistake, Plenty Of Time, Writer S Block, Writing Skills
