What is writing?

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sitting down at a typewriter and bleed.”

Ernest hemingway

Writing is a strenuous and painstaking work. Writing is burning of blood.  A writer lives in a fantasy world; he fabricates stories and leads a distressed life, he is an unsatisfied soul. A writer shows the way to try for impossible. A creative writer makes readers to explore new avenues of life. All great people, who have ever achieved some towering goals, were inspired by fiction, stories, poems or account of real life events created by great writers. Writers create a difference in the world; they change the cantours of history. Every writer paints a unique picture with words that carry historical prospective, live events and clues for future at the same time. A writer creates conquerors and leaders. He prepares man and women to work for their society, their country and for humanity. It can be said that, sometimes a writer fabricates framework for the development of destiny of people.

  

An anonymous writer outlines the functions of writers for the development of humanity in following words. “Writer has access to the human subconscious, his words sink deep, shaping dreams, easing the pain of loneliness, keeping alive the memories of the race, providing intimation of morality, nourishing, great anticipation, sharpening the instincts for justice, these functions are imperative for human evaluation.” Writers build minds; they give clues for social development. They can incite imperative feelings and emotions in the mind of readers, in this way; they can make or mar the destiny of a nation. Through carefully fabricated words, a writer can uplift and motivate people to achieve new milestones. On the other side, they can also fill its youth with confusion, desperation and frustration that can be lethal. 

There are different approaches to writing. Sometimes the written content is created by mental exaggeration and occasionally our observations converted into written form for our memory or to the knowledge of the readers. At times it is created out of the plethora of literature, and often it emerged naturally like wild flowers. In whatever form it may come, it’s a creative activity that provides psychological satisfaction and emotional balance.

There comes a question in mind that, why we write? Or why people write? For different people there are different reasons of writing or multiple purposes of writing. Some people write to remember, others may write to express their emotions. Some write to earn name, and many others to change the world. Here come a unique lot of writers that does not know why they write, they actually belong to the group of pure writers.

One of the great writers in urdu language Bano Qudsiya says about his writing experience that “it is difficult to state that why I write, words come naturally to my mind.” She further states that if a writer ponders and plans to write it means he is struggling to write, that he isn’t a natural writer. Creative writing is natural, thoughts automatically fabricated in mind, but one has to develop his mind and attitude through reading or any other means.

In modern times, tools of writing have changed. Typewriters, keyboards and other electronic writing tools have changed the mode and context of the writing. Today, people write through keyboard on screen instead of using a pen to write on paper. They write blogs instead of diaries, and copy writing is preferred over creative and imaginative writing. However, some people still prefer writing on paper, because it is a beneficial exercise. Writing on paper increases cognitive ability and gives a sense of balance to one’s personality. It is a slow process that involves a lot of thinking, hence improves creative skills.

In modern times there are multiple types of writing introduced. Web sites, libraries and newspapers are replete with different forms of writings. People use medium of writing according to their choice, some enjoy writing fiction other prefer nonfiction. Copy writing, content writing and article writing have become a major source of earning. There are unique people still exist, who do not bind themselves to any form of writing, they write irrespective of consequences, whatever their heart desires to write.

Writing is a healthy mental activity. It develops moral and intellectual attributes among youth. For the purpose of ease and to earn name blog writing and online writing has become excessively popular among youth. Though, whatever shape writing may take, it must be encouraged in all its forms and shapes. If you are interested in writing, and think you do not have the writing skills than, you should read a lot and write whatever comes to your mind.