Getting Started...

The problem is that many people avoid writing. These three techniques help you loosen up and get stared are free writing, brainstorming, and keeping a journal.

1.) Freewriting is a method many writers use to warp up and get ideas onto paper.
Here are the guidelines: for five or ten full minutes, write without stopping about anything that comes into your mind.
Don't worry about grammar or about writing complete sentences; just set a timer and go.
If you get stuck, repeat or rhyme the last word you wrote, but keep writing nonstop until the timer sounds.
Afterwards, read what you have written, and underline any parts you like.

2.) Brainstorming means freely jotting ideas about topic.
As in freewriting, the purpose of brainstorming is to get as many ideas as possible onto paper, so you will have something to work with later.
Just write down everything that comes to mind about a topic, words and phrases, ideas, details, examples, little stories.
Once you have brainstormed, read over your list, underlining any ideas you might want to develop further.

3.)Keeping a journal is an excellent way to practice your writing skills, and a journal can be a gold mine of writing ideas.
Set aside a section of your notebook, or get yourself a special book with large, lined paper.
every night, or several times a week, write for at least ten minutes in your journal.
Write in detail about things that matter to you like, family situation, something important you have learned, something you did well, a problem or triumph at school or work, falling in or out of love.
If possible, carry the notebook during the day for fast sketches.
Jot down moving or funny moments like, people or things that catch your attention, a homeless person in the streets, and etc.
You will soon find that all day long things will catch your eye.
write them down; try to capture them in words.