Our Family Our Story

The hardest part is just starting….

Think about this….. Most of us do not have any trouble talking. We meet someone and we start talking. If its a family member or a friend out it all comes, usually without any thought as to how we compose the sentences, what word we start a sentence with, how long before we stop, pause, like a paragraph. It’s just natural to us to talk.

So why don’t we start writing that way?

It can help to imagine you are talking to a relative or friend. Talk in your mind or talk out loud and write down what you say. If you can’t get it down quick enough record your conversation and transcribe it later, or get someone else to do it for you. Afterwards you can improve the grammar if you want, and check your spelling.

Sometimes people find it useful to set a target, so many words per day, say 100 if you are writing anedotes of life or 500 if you are writing a book. Computer programmes such as word have a Word Count feature you’ll find under the Tools drop-down menu.

So that’s my suggestion. Think of the topic, say school days and talk about it as if you were telling your best friend. Picture your friend sitting beside you. Write as you talk. You could begin with…..

I remember my teacher Mrs……….

Sometimes we used to……….

My favourite subject/teacher/sport was…….

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