A person learns to ride a bicycle by riding a bicycle, learns to play a piano by playing a piano, and learns to write by writing. By enrolling in this class, you have already put into effect point six, institute training. Additionally, you must become a leader in taking responsibility for your learning. Certain systems and structures in an education environment like the class and the college you are enrolled in provide a framework for learning, for improving your learning processes. But you must take the responsibility for your learning within that framework.
Many people suffer from writing anxiety, or fear of writing.
They just stare at a blank page or write a few words and stop. The later chapters of this book are designed to help you eliminate any fear of writing you may have. The more you write, the more comfortable you will be come with your own writing processes, and if you remember that your writing doesn't have to be perfect the first time, that your goals are to improve your writing processes rather than to produce perfect writings, then a lot of any fear you may have will diminis Another way to improve your writing process is to work with other students. The old saying that two heads are better than one is especially true in writing. And drafts of the book have been sent out for review by other writing instructors to get their ideas about what changes should be made.