The Joy of Writing

Not everybody can write. There are people who are good academically but can hardly express what they think and what they think about. Everybody has his own niche or special gift in life. There are those who are good at math and science subjects but can barely complete a writing project. This only means that we have our own individuality, and we strive hard to hone our individual skills and abilities.
I started writing when I was in grade school. It began with simple topics and writing works like poem, short story and even simple songs. I observe that as long as you apply you talent or skill it will never go away, and this is what happened to me. In high school I edited our campus paper and that was the time I dealt with more complicated short stories and articles. But there’s one indispensable ally of writing and this is reading. Anybody who aspires to be a good writer needs to be a good or voracious reader. If you are a wide reader, there is high tendency that your going to improve not only your writing skills but also your knowledge.
Our brain is like an elastic container that has a limited storage capacity. If you continue to store data and information into your brain, you would have a broad knowledge of almost everything. That is why it is important for writers to read and read voraciously. We read to improve our vocabulary and to hone our writing styles. Most good writers achieved their rare status not merely because they wrote well, but also because they offered new, innovative and unique ideas to their readers. Classic writers like Victor Hugo, Shakespeare and Ayn Rand achieved their unparalleled literary status because of their revolutionary ideas that influenced readers.
Writers are good observant. If engineers and architects are able to convert their ideas into concrete achievements like buildings, coliseums and skyscrapers, writers also have the ability to translate their concepts into a literary feat. We write to express, not to impress, they say. This old adage is true in the sense that good writers aspire to translate their ideas into a clear, unambiguous and non-contradictory genre of literature.
A writer cannot write effectively if he only has a limited vocabulary. A good writer should know how to deal with words. A finished writing work is the sole judge of every writer— it shows what kind of essayist or journalist he/she is.