My latest VA assignment for bloggers, they need to write 1000 words to promote the new upcoming campaign. 1000 words is a really a long post and they are given less info. So I’m challenging myself to do a write-up post which I call 1000 words challenge. (Up to this much I already feel stuck)
When writing, the basic is you need to make points of what you want to tell your audience. Macam zaman zaman sekolah dulu bila nak buat karangan, kena buat point point dan kembangkan. So the basic still the same. Cuma bila kita tatau ape kita nak ceritakan, jadi stuck dan tak boleh nak berkembang biak macam lemak lemak di badan.
First step, buat point point cerita yang nak ditulis. Kemudian I’ll try my very best to kembang kembangkan supaya jadi perenggan dan ayat ayat supaya ianya mencecah 1000 words. Point-point ni juga sebagai struktur kepada artikel/blogpost yang kita nak tulis. Anggap menulis ni macam nak bina bangunan tinggi, perlukan struktur yang kuat dan lengkap supaya bangunan kukuh. Macam tu jugak menulis artikel/cerita/blogpost perlukan struktur supaya jalan cerita kita terbentuk cantik dan menarik untuk dibaca.
*Structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized.
- Objective: 1000 words challenge
- Why do 1000 words challenge?
- What 1000 words challenge for?
- How to write up to 1000 words for a post
So let me start with the first point. Objective for this 1000 words challenge. Selalu kan kita dengar, cakap senang buat susah. Oh well this is salah satu benda yang senang cakap nak buat memang susah especially if given limited information. Nak rambling membebel panjang panjang bukan senang tanpa ada isi yang kukuh. So the objective is to see how far i can go to do a blogpost of 1000 words. Or can I even finished this on time lol. Rasanya this will be my first post yang panjang. Errr jap fikir betul ke. Oh I have write more than that actually but it is for another blog. Anyway this will be the first long post for this blog. *Patting my shoulder
The second point – Why do 1000 words challenge? Come to think about this point again, it is almost similar to the first point which is objective for this 1000 words challenge. I will try make it look different. I want to try doing the same task given but it will be unprofesional I think because that is totally confidential. So instead of writing things that will be easy for me, I want to make it equal in terms of the difficulty level that given to the bloggers. In another words, I feel you guys punya struggle nak siapkan that 1000 words task. And sorry to ask some of you to redo the post. When it comes to work, I need to be fair to every party.
I’m not sure I’m able to finish this up to 1000 words, but I won’t give up easily. As far this goes now, almost half way there.
So let’s go the third point. What 1000 words challenge for? Haha it sounds nothing different from the first and the second point. But it is ok. Truthfully the thing it is good to keep on repeating the same keywords over and over again so that when people do search for 1000 words, maybe this post can be one of the top result. Who knows *shrug shoulder icon here. Ok back to the point. I always like to play puzzle. Like to solve things. Tapi takdela sampai nak jadi detective conan. I just like the feeling of doing puzzle and get things in picture. So this 1000 words challenge kind of have the same feeling. I’m putting words to get it to 1000 words. So taraaaa my 1000 words challenge.
Yeay something that obviously different from the first, second and third points. The fourth point – How to write up to 1000 words challenge. Wow at this rate, I need to make sure everything is longgggg or else my 1000 words challenge will be a failure. As I mentioned it earlier, you need to make points of what you type. This is basic rules we learn during schooltime on how to write an essay. Then kita kembangkan jalan cerita based on the points kita dah keluarkan. Try kembangkan up to full lenght paragraph. Maybe 1 paragraph tu dalam 100 -150 words. Don’t worry about repeating the same words. Contohnya, I will mentioned every point back on the new point. Selain dari memang nak dapat words yang banyak, anggap macam storytelling, reader baca tak perlu nak patah balik check apa yang kita dah cakap kat atas. So flow cerita dan pembacaan tak terganggu. But try to creatively rewrite it supaya reader kita tak boring baca benda yang sama.
Don’t stop writing unless its urgent. What I meant is waktu tengah menulis sesuatu artikel/blogpost, kalau boleh habiskan terus. Jangan berhenti-berhenti sebab nanti momentum jatuh dan kita pun akan stuck bila nak sambung balik. I always had this problem, sebab tu my draft ada banyak unpublish post. Mood dan momentum bukan boleh terus dapat, perlukan masa untuk dan consistency. Macam kereta, nak bergerak perlu start enjin dulu, lepas tu baru gerak perlahan-lahan, baru boleh pecut laju dan bila stop, perlu lalui balik proses yang sama. Same goes to writing. If possible habiskan dan jangan peram lama-lama.
I’m almost finish with my challenge. The last tips on how to write up to 1000 words, if you stuck, baca balik dari first paragraph and check and add on words. Insyallah, ada je benda yang boleh ditambah-tambah dan diperbaiki. Sometimes, kita kena baca banyak-banyak kali balik apa yang kita dah tulis untuk dapat ilham. So jangan bosan membaca balik apa yang ditulis, sebab kalau bosan, meaning nanti pembaca pun cepat bosan.
Ok to wrap up my article and my own 1000 words challenge, it is tough to write a long story lagi-lagi kalau tak cukup details. Its look easy but trust me when i say its a tough job. Kepada blogger-blogger yang berjaya siapkan dalam masa yang cepat tu, memang hebat dan anda memang terbaik! Keep up the good work.
Till next time.
(Finished this article at 1010 words. Yeay me!)