Writing-Skill-or-talent
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The document explores the distinction between writing as a skill and a talent, emphasizing the importance of practice and love for the craft. It outlines essential writing skills and talents, referencing notable authors and their guidance on improving writing through reading and consistent practice. Additionally, it suggests various resources, tools, and methods to develop writing skills effectively.
Writing-Skill-or-talent
- 1. WRITING: SKILL OR A TALENT? NOUR ELDIN BRANDING & COMMUNICATIONS TEAM LEAD @WUZZUF @FORASNA
- 2. Quick Poll: SKILL OR A TALENT?
- 3. WHO AM I?
- 7. FIRST FULLTIME JOB Content creator Content marketer Product manager/ Producer
- 10. WHAT IS SKILL?
- 11. WHAT IS TALENT?
- 12. What is talent if not love of one’s craft? ~ Melissa Donovan
- 13. TALENTED?
- 14. Deliberate Practice “ I went through each article line by line and wrote down the meaning of every sentence. Next, I rewrote each article in my own words and then compared my version to the original. Each time, I discovered some of my faults, and corrected them.” Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- 15. WHAT ARE THOSE SKILLS?
- 16. • Research • Ideation • Spelling and grammar • Word usage • Thoroughness and accuracy • Citation • Persistence • Storytelling WRITING SKILLS
- 17. What is talent if not love of one’s craft? ~ Melissa Donovan
- 18. • Copywriting • Blogging • Stories • Scripts • Short movies • Social media UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WANT TO WRITE
- 19. STEPHEN KING “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There's no way around these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut.”
- 20. • Stephen king: On writing • Ann Handley: Everybody writes • Henry Miller: On writing • The Gary Halbert letters • The Adweek Copywriting Handbook • This book will teach you how to write better • The writing center handbook READ ABOUT THE CRAFT
- 21. • Copyblogger • http://Grammar.cc • Kopywriting Kourse • Daily writing tips • http://Neilpatel.com • KISSmetrics • Quicksprout • CMI • HubSpot • Convince and convert FOLLOW WRITING BLOGS
- 22. • The definitive guide to copywriting • Neil patel’s guide to blogging • Your guide to the perfect blogpost • Your guide to constantly have good ideas • The guide to excellent headlines • Neil Patel guide to intros MUST READ GUIDES
- 23. JERRY SEINFELD “ I have a big calendar on my wall. And everyday I write, I put a big red X over that day. After a few days you'll have a chain. Just keep at it and the chain will grow longer every day. You'll like seeing that chain, especially when you get a few weeks under your belt. Your only job next is to not break the chain.”
- 24. CREATE A PERSONAL BLOG
- 26. ERNEST HEMINGWAY “All bad writers are in love with the epic.”
- 27. MICHAEL CRICHTON "There is no such thing as good writing. There is only good rewriting.”
- 29. DIRECT YOUR ARTICLE • Use subheadings • Short intro الموضوع في خش • Use visuals
- 30. • Hemingway • Grammarly • Writefull • Microsoft Word • Power Thesaurus • Urban Dictionary • Expresso TOOLS TO IMPROVE