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Step one: Create an inspirational writing area. This will keep your compositions a private affair between you and your thoughts. Unwelcome distractions will not only lead to you losing your train of thought, they will also lead to spelling errors, sentence run-ons and so forth. Distractions have that trickle down effect.

Step two: Pick a topic. A topic that interests you because if you write about any other, the level of difficulty rises and your frustration will be discouraging. Not to mention, your lack of interest is bound to reveal itself in your final draft. (After choosing a topic, be sure to know your subject matter. For instance, if you like writing about ghosts and don't know too much about them, do some research because, as with interest, your lack of knowledge is also bound to reveal itself in your final draft.)

Step three: Start writing. As you begin typing (especially if the topic you've chosen is on something you're passionate about), you may find that your mind tends to move a little bit faster than your fingers do and that it is a little hard to keep up. ...This is just another part of "distraction syndrome"; the distraction being your fingers. Only this time, it's ok because instead of losing your train of thought, you're typing your train of thought down as fast as you can BEFORE you lose it; so ...let those fingers fly!

(Prior to this next step, you should spell-check your work. Click on any of those little green or red squiggly lines you see and correct each one. This will make step four a lot easier to accomplish.)

Step four: Start reading. Read your finished product, sentence-by-sentence, starting with your first paragraph (yes, there should be paragraphs). When you reach the end; read it again, sentence-by-sentence, starting with your first paragraph. This time, as you go through, make your changes. When you reach the end; read it again, sentence-by-sentence, starting with your first paragraph (out loud). If it sounds good to you, when you reach the end, read it one more time to yourself for good measure. If it seems it could appear better in places, go back, make your changes and then, read it one more time to yourself for good measure.

Step five: Give yourself a round of applause! That took a lot of time and effort, from assembling your area to saving your document.

I hope you enjoy your time alone with your thoughts. Your thoughts are important. How important? Well, take away the body of those fingers you type with and your thoughts are all you're left with.

Happy writing

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