Writing as a Metaphor

There are many metaphors, similes, comparisons, and contrasts that people have used to describe what writing is to them. For me, writing is like sports, like the big game that everyone will be tuning in to watch. If you don't enter the game with a game plan, you aren't going to be very successful. The same goes with writing. If you come to the blank page with nothing to write about, then your writing isn't going to be very good.

Sports are all about preparation and practice. Those who practice and prepare hard will play hard on game day, and those who don't, won't. Those who play hard win, and those who don't--well, there's only one option left! Writing is the same way. You have to prepare for your writing by doing prewriting and research to back up your opinions, which gives more life to your writing. You also have to practice writing by keeping a journal or a blog, among other things.

Improving the mistakes you make is another part of sports. Learning from your mistakes is an important part of becoming a better athlete. Just the same goes for authors. Writers will make mistakes. There's no denying that. No writers' first edition of a novel or work is perfect. It goes through hours of editing and revision to make the final copy.

Writing is like many different things to many different people, but for me it's like a sport. Coming out with a plan, preparation and practice, and correcting mistakes are all important parts of writing, as they are in sports as well.