"Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly -- they'll go through anything. You read and you're pierced." - Aldous Huxley

Writing is an essential job skill for every individual. The main purpose of writing is to express your thoughts and ideas, writing communicates with people, and make readers understand your thoughts and feelings.

Creative writing skills emphasize knowledge and the ability to express your ideas through-composed words. The benefits of having strong writing skills are scholastic achievement, personal achievement, and professional growth.

Students can present their projects, assignments, writing competitions, and homework in a very creative and descriptive way if he or she has a good command on writing skills and achieve academic success.

A good writer can present his or her thoughts, expressions, and ideas to the readers with a decent and effective book. Writing real-life stories, fiction stories, biography, and many more according to the writer’s forte, can achieve personal success in life and become an acclaimed writer in the world.

In the professional world, writing emails, letters, digital marketing, concept note of the projects, writing play a very important role for the communication with corporate professionals and customers.  If you are a good writer and have a good command of the language, jargon, sentence structure, vocabulary, grammar, you can make extra-ordinary progress in your professional career.

To make extra-ordinary progress in life, one should focus on writing skills at an early age. In elementary schooling, kids should learn about how to plan and design writing, how to create ideas, organize the ideas in sequence, how ideas can be elaborate, express your thoughts and finally record all the focuses in detail.

Kids can practice writing techniques every day to improve their writing skills and with these writing strategies and techniques, they can make the sentence and convey their thoughts precisely to the teachers and faculties.

Acquiring a good command of creative writing skills will assist you with professional development. In the corporate world, people are investing the vast majority of their time in reading and writing emails, contracts, projects, proposals, PPTs, communication with the clients, and higher authorities.

A person having a good command over writing skills can convey their emotions, ideas, strategies, thoughts, methodologies, marketing strategies to the customers, managers, and partners. He or she can write an effective cover letter and resume’ for reputed and respectful job opportunities.

An individual should use the correct tone of writing and present their thoughts to the clients and higher authorities in a very respectful manner. A person can positively express his/her thoughts in case of grievances and mistakes. 

The Utilization of harsh language will leave a negative blemish on the readers. However, utilizing the best possible edge of words can change the perspective of the readers. 

Kids face a lot of challenges while writing. Following are the few common challenges faced by the kids’ while learning the writing skills: 

• Lack of Vocabulary

• Lack of reading skills

• Failing to structure the thoughts 

• Lack of Grammar knowledge

• Plagiarism

• Failing to do proper research work

• Lack of daily writing practice

There are various writing skills which can be helpful for the kids as well as adults, a few of them are mentioned below:

• Formal Writing

• Informal Writing

• Academic Writing

• Business Writing

• The UK and US English Writing 

• Digital Content Writing

• Book Writing

There are eleven different types of purpose for writing:

1. To express your emotions and ideas/thoughts

2. To depict your thoughts/ideas

3. To explore/learn new ideas and thoughts

4. To engage the readers

5. To illuminate about subjects/topics/situations

6. To clarify about the topic/subjects

7. To contend on certain topics/situations

8. To persuade

9. To assess the circumstances/situations

10. To problem solver

11. To intercede

Today, I will furnish my readers with 14 ways to improve the creative writing skills of kids. Different techniques need to learn, how to turn into a good content writer.

1. Reading Regularly and Vocabulary practices

2. Brush up on the basic principle of grammar, punctuation, spelling

3. Fun way Writing, Creating Worksheets & Activity Sheet

4. Innovative materials use for Writing

5. Writing Letters and Journal Writing

6. Daily Routine, Writing Space and Time management

7. Interesting topics and Creating Stories

8. Usage of Technology and Do your research

9. Join Workshops and meet-up

10. Edit your work and be a good editor

11. Critical Thinking and Eliminate fluff words

12. Don’t be afraid to write what you think and Organize the thoughts

13. Imitate writers you admire 

14. Accept the first drafts are often bad and revise

1. Reading Regularly and Vocabulary Practices

Regular reading is the most significant and initial move toward content writing. The reading material should be according to the individual interest and he/she should enjoy reading. The more you read, the more you run over the new jargon, sentence structure, and diverse use of words. 

Reading will help you to comprehend the outlining of the sentence, the correct use of language structure, and how to imagine sentences while perusing. Regular reading can improve the speed of the reading which will be beneficial in their academic studies.

A good vocabulary enhances the sentence and turns out to be more spellbinding. To, improve your vocabulary following are the techniques:

• Target 2000 new words in a year: 

• Select one domain every month and list out the words related to that domain from google and read and practice 6 words daily from that list.

 

• Grammar Practice: 

• Study one grammar rule once every week and practice it for the entire week. You need to design this examination material from month to month. 

 

• Active reading: 

• Read 2 books every month i.e. 6 pages daily and record the new words you come across.

 

• Movies/ Series: 

• Watch movies or series once every week for one hour and learn new words and record in your notes.

 

2. Brush up on the Basic Principle of Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling

Before starting your writing, you ought to have a basic knowledge of grammar, punctuation, and spellings. At an early age, the essential guidelines of grammar, punctuation, and spelling educated by the teachers in the school and by parents at home.

But, you should practice and brush up on those learnings every day which will help you for outlining the sentence and express your thoughts and ideas. 

Phonics will improve the pronunciation and will reflect in your spelling. Different elements of the writing style will enhance the sentence and writing incredible content. You can use the dictionary to improve your spelling and understand the basic principle of writing.

3. Fun Way Writing and Creating Worksheets/Activity Sheet

Playing games and practice writing in a fun way will create interest in learning new words. Crossword puzzles and word games create more interest to explore the new words and which will improve the vocabulary.

Attractive and Creative worksheets and activity sheet creates interest and colourful and beautiful visuals increase the excitement to learn and rehearse new words, the framing of sentences, and usage of powerful words. Tracing the words, match the column, joining the dots, discover the missing words, use of punctuations, etc. can be utilized for the fun way of reading and writing through worksheets and activity sheets.

4. Innovative Materials Use for Writing

Writing with pen and pencil is sometimes boring for kids and lose interest in writing. You can use other writing material that can be more appealing and innovative. Rather than using a pen and pencil, you can use chalk and slate, finger painting, sand writing, salt writing, and so on.

Writing letters in sand and salt is a creative way of teaching words and using colours on the fingertips while writing, will likewise improve the writing skills at a very early age. The visualization of colourful letters and sentences will register in your mind for a longer period.

5. Writing Letters and Journal Writing

Nowadays, writing letters is obsolete but you need to focus on to write letters to friends, distant family members, and your loved ones, to improve the writing skills and framing of the sentence.

A journal is the written record of your emotions, thoughts, experiences, and ideas. You can write your journal on daily basis and writing you're everyday life, the place you spend your time, the people you meet, and its experience.  

A journal is a place where you can put your thoughts, ideas, and innovatively utilize words. You can attempt various writing techniques, and experiment with new strategies because nobody is going to judge your writing. After all, It is your personal journal.

6. Daily Routine, Writing Space and Time management

The more you write, the better you become a writer. Writing consistently on a regular routine makes writing simpler and it helps you to develop your own writing voice. It will not lose interest in writing.

 

 

A quiet space will improve the quality of writing. You can consider groundbreaking thoughts and show creativeness in your writing if you are seating in a serene space. Discover one corner or dedicated place in your house where you can explore and think about new ideas and no one can disturb you while writing. Writing in the natural environment will increase the positivity and concentration in your writing.

 

To improve your writing skills, make a timetable of writing every day, and follow it consistently. Framework/organize your writing and divide it into time, so you can complete your writing on time. It will help you to strategize your assignments, homework, projects, and finish it on time.

 

7. Interesting topics and Creating Stories

To increase the interest in writing skills, you need to write about your favourite subject, topic, and characters. You can write about your favourite cartoon characters, superheroes, and create the story with these characters. You can write precisely because you can visualize your characters in your mind.

You can read the storybooks and stories in newspapers and magazines and cut your favourite characters from the magazine, and create the story from those characters. It will improve the writing ability, thought process, innovative ideas, and create interest in writing stories with imaginative thoughts.

8. Usage of Technology and Do your research

Technology plays a very important role in writing. There are online platforms available where you can get a lot of information about the topics. You can do research work before writing on a certain topic. 

Computers, laptops, tabs, and mobiles are the latest technology where you can write and do modifications whenever you want. You can do a lot of research work and exploration on google and get information. Additionally, images of all the topics are available on digital platforms.

References from the different writers will be useful for writing. Reviews, Blogs, Articles are accessible on the digital platform where you can take references and start your writing with your thoughts and ideas. 

Try not to duplicate the content from these write-ups, it is plagiarism and it will create a barrier to your creativity. 

9. Join Workshops and meet-ups

The primary reason to join the workshops and meet-ups is to obtain knowledge and skills from the experts and facilitators. They provide a solution to our difficulties and give inspiration that empowers us to get our work quicker and adequately.

You should attend these workshops and meet-ups regularly, it will inspire you to write new, grow, and idea to develop the thought process. It may realize that meeting with the experts will change your life completely and gives uphold on your journey ahead.

Those who have expertise in writing, meeting with those people will always give positive energy and inspire you to write something new and fruitful for the readers.

10.  Edit your work and be a good editor

As soon as you are writing every day, you will feel more confident about your writing skills. However, start to analyze your writing and read your write up 2 to 3 times and edit your content.

To start with, plan your writing and write your first draft. Review and chek your first draft write-up and alter with more powerful words, find out grammatical mistakes, vocabulary usage, and framing of the sentence. This practice will improve your writing and editing skills.

11.  Critical Thinking and Eliminate fluff words

Plan your writing based on 6 critical questions- Who, What, Where, When, Why, How. These questions will complete your overall writing. Every topic of the writing is dependent upon these principles. It gives you a groundbreaking perspective and gives you references to think from all angles.

Whenever you are framing the sentences, never use fluff words. Using irrelevant, complex, and flowery words in the sentence will lose interest and distract the readers from the subject. In many cases, shorter sentences leave a great impact on the readers. You should use powerful words and make the sentence short like very good – Excellent, very long- Lengthy, etc.

12.  Don’t be afraid to write what you think and Organize the thoughts

Content on the web is sometimes exhausting and monotonous. So, don’t afraid to write your own unique thoughts and ideas. Whenever you start discovering new ideas and your voice, the writing will be more interesting and impactful for the readers. To attract readers, the writing should be more innovative and significant.

At the point when your perspective is clear, organize your thoughts for the first draft of your writing. Mindmap is one of the techniques which can be utilized to arrange your thought on paper. You can use your own techniques to sort out your thoughts and actualize them in your first draft.

13.  Imitate writers you admire

Imitating the writer is not plagiarism and rip off anyone’s work. You have to list down the blogs which you often read. Read your favorite writer’s blogs and books regularly. Identify what you enjoy the most about their work and improve your writing skills using their techniques. 

Attempt to discover does your writer using humor to make the theme fascinating and take the reference from it. You can build your own writing style by perceiving how writers are constructing their essays and books which is immensely helpful for you to become a good writer.

14.  Accept the first drafts are often bad and revise

Always remember the first drafts are always awful and that’s okay. The first draft is not a masterpiece on your first attempt, simply get your ideas down on the paper first. While composing the main draft, revise your content with more corrections and improvements.

Indeed, even the best writers need to invest a ton of energy and time to revise and rework the writing material. Thus, the more you read the content, the more you will get thoughts and amend your content.

Conclusion

Good writing skills are the first step towards your career path and inculcating these skills at an early age will be beneficial for you in your academics as well as professional career.

There are various digital cum physical platforms are available to learn writing skills. Henry Harvin Education I seemed to be truly outstanding and positioned # 1 organizations that conduct writing courses 1) Creative Writing skills, and 2) Creative writing Courses for kids, teenagers, and adults. 

Above all 14 ways of writing will improve your quality of reading, writing, thought process, creating new ideas, concentration, vocabulary, sentence structure, and grammar.

If you are making your daily routine of writing, it will improvise your writing skills and expression of thoughts. If you are a good writer, you can express your thoughts, ideas, and become your voice. 

Frequently Asked Question:

What is fluff words?

Fluff words are unnecessary details in the sentence and not useful for the audience and readers. Fluff words and phrases are the extra information like more descriptive and flowery words which can distract the readers and lose interest in the reading.

Why writing skill is important for kids?

Writing is an important part of kids’ education, it will help them to express their thoughts and ideas, writing projects, presentations, and assignments. Good writing skills build confidence in the kids.

How do I create an interest in writing?

Learning writing skills in a fun way like creative worksheets, crosswords, stories, etc can increase the interest in writing. Also, appreciation for good writing piece will boost the interest.

What do I need to know before starting writing?

Before starting the writing on a certain topic, you need to do research, who is your target audience, organize your writing and dedicated place of writing.