Only a few people can write complete text right away. Professionals, like journalists, publicists and others who write for a living are fast and competent, but they too had to learn the skill.
Many are familiar with the exasperation of writing last minute. This leads to poor and incomplete text. As a result, the writing might be incomplete, the text rough and the objectives put in place but not be attained. In a worst case scenario, the writer and the reader are both dissatisfied with the text, and it doesn't grab the reader's attention.
Writing is a problem-solving process. The writer doesn't merely repeat readily available information but edits it to create something new. Before all, writing is thinking—as odd as it may sound! One of the most common problems is how to get started.
Many believe that you can only write when inspiration strikes. But how often does it actually strike? A French poet Charles Baudelaire has stated that inspiration is a result of working every day. You shouldn't wait for inspiration to come, but instead gain tools for writing in order to get started. Every text has to be started sometime and starting doesn't get any easier by delaying it.
A text is born and refined from an idea to its final form through various phases. Especially longer texts take time. In Universities of Applied Sciences especially the writing of academic texts is practiced. It's not enough to present your own thoughts and opinions through text. Critical and analytical work is a central part of writing. As a student you need time to gather information, to read, to compartmentalize information in addition to editing the actual text. Academic texts require references and writing them down can be taxing work at the start of your studies. Remember to allocate time for writing as well when planning your schedule.
Taking notes about the subject you are writing about can help you get started. As you start writing the text, you can combine the things you've learned and refine your thoughts into text. Familiarize yourself with different tools that help you write. Once you know yourself as a writer, it becomes easier to predict and prepare for the challenges of writing.
You can begin in different ways. Some might start by writing things down on a piece of paper. After this you can start to combine the ideas you've written down, take notes about the questions that come to mind and do more research. Some people like different kinds of mind maps. Some start with reading and writing down notes. Some prefer timed writing or creative writing exercises.