Newbie writer. Do this practice to accelerate your learning curve.

Make no mistake about this. Writing is the best digital skill you can learn now.

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are waking up to this interesting discovery. Yet even more people are not aware of this.

Do not sleep on this chance.

Now. Writing is something you can learn and set yourself ready for the digital revolution. And I want to let you in a secret. Are you ready to keep it?

Ok.

The secret: many people do not know how to write and will not be doing any writing themselves. That is where your big chance hides. And please take this secret seriously.

Moving forward.

You see. Every business is getting online. Every brand is going online. Every business executive and corporate is looking for a writer. And the obvious hint is this; writing is your best bet if you want to thrive in the future.

Writing is still underrated though. It is yet to be accepted by many as a career because traditional education has done terrible work teaching us how to write. That is why you need to learn and teach yourself the ins and out of writing in order to set yourself up for a rewarding writing career.

Anyway.

For many beginners and aspiring writers, the problem has always been not knowing how to write and communicate ideas. That is why in this letter, I am going to write about the single practice you need in order to accelerate your personal writing career. I have used this practice nearly every day in my personal life and the same can be applied to your life and even business.

Let me tell you a story. In the past 2 weeks, I have had two people ask me if I can write for them. One was someone in the food and beverage industry. The other was a salesperson at a tech company who needed to share his life story in the form of a book. I am yet to accept any of those offers due to some personal reasons. But can you imagine someone who is not even a master of writing is already in demand? can you see it? Anyway here is the thing…

Those 2 incidents are enough proof that you are never going to lose if learn the skill of writing.

So if you are willing and ready to walk the writers’ way, here is one simple exercise you can start practicing immediately to accelerate your self-education.

What’s the name of the technique?

I call it FREEWRITING.

This is a technique that allows you to explore your mind and join those ideas into something that can be read.

These are the steps I take.

You can do this too.

First, pick a pen and paper. I highly encourage you to use pen and paper as opposed to writing on your phone or computer. Sit somewhere comfortable without any distractions. Second. Ask yourself what you want to know. Yeah really do it this way. ‘What is it that I would like to know?’ It’s ok to spend some time pondering over this question. Once you are sure about what you want to know and explore, allow your mind to speak to you the answers to that one question.

Finally. As your mind speaks to you the answers, write exactly what you hear. That’s it. At this point of freewriting, do not care much about grammar. Instead, focus on how your ideas are flowing. Like a wildfire that starts from a small torch, freewriting can start small and turn into something big and unique.

Please understand this, my friend. Good writing is a result of consistent practice over time. What I mean is that you are not going to be paid to free write. What freewriting will do for you is allow your mind to get used to connecting ideas and putting them on paper with minimum effort. Because as the great writer and businessman Mr. Ben Settle taught, the best-paid writers are those who write fast. Those who writing comes naturally to them. That is what freewriting will do to you. It will make you easily start writing. You will become a natural writer. Then, you are ready to advance

My friend. Think of the rappers and singers. What do they do before going to the studio to record? Or what do they do before going to the stage to perform? Or what do they do early at the beginning of their careers? They freestyle.

Now freewriting is like the freestyle of writing. I mean you need to be so good at it in order to become a writer who can communicate clearly to another person.

This freewriting technique is also good for your mental health.

It can help you get in tune with yourself and your surrounding. It will help you think better. You can use this in your daily journaling. All of which are practices of great writers. Writing can really boost your self-awareness. Start using this technique immediately after you finish reading this and let me know how it goes.

That’s it for today. Wondering how to come up with ideas for your writing? That is what I’m gonna cover in the next letter. Final call. Please share this message with someone you know. Until next time.

Nick.