How to Write Column

In the world of literature, essay included in the category of non-fiction, to distinguish them with poetry, short story, novel and drama, which is categorized as fiction. Opening the pages of newspapers or magazines, we will find many essay or opinion. Writings that have the following characteristics: OPINION: represent the author's opinion about the things or events. SUBYEKTIFITAS: have more elements subyektifitas, even if the paper is intended as an analysis and observation of the "objective". PERSUASIVE: have more elements urge the author rather than simply display "as is". He intended to influence readers to adopt the attitudes and thoughts of the author, or even act according to the authors expected. Although many, I once, writing is rarely read. In a survey of various media, opinion and editorial rubric (OP-ED) is generally the least rubric readers. There are several reasons: SERIOUS: and longer saw the writing rubric opinion unduly heavy and serious. The author also often trapped in the mistaken view that more difficult to read the paper (the more technical, more length and more jargon, especially English language jargon) the higher the value, even more prestigious. Blunder! Writing is welcome as many people read. DRY: many papers in the rubric opinion tends to dry, not "forever", because the authors again have the mistaken view that the written analysis must be cold: cold, walkway, anti-humor, and without seasoning. 're Many opinions, too're writing (speaking, discourse, preach), the author is likely the most god knows. NARROW: specific themes are generally written by authors who are experts in the field (perhaps a doctorate in the field concerned). But, it's almost how often the author of this expert too cool to the field, too many to use the technical term, so it is not able to attract more readers to enjoy wide. COLUMN: "essay with style" Unlike with writing for scientific journals, writing for newspapers or magazines are writing for almost "all people". Writing should be more restless, easily chewed, concise, and entertaining (if necessary), without losing depth-drop without writing a bit. How can it be done? Creativity. In the era of freedom as now, an author has claimed more creativity to fascinate readers. Readers have so many options reads. More than that, writing in a newspaper and magazine not only compete with other writing in the newspaper / magazine other, but also with various busy that time of the readers: work in the office, watching television, listening music on the radio, educate children and so forth. Given the "reputation" essay reads as a serious, long and tiring, author of the essay challenge greater. From then on why this appears "genre" in the new essay, namely, the "creative non-fiction," or non-fiction written in a creative. In the "creative non-fiction", the author adopted the technique of essay writing fiction (dialogue, narratives, anecdotes, climax and anti-climax, and irony) to the non-fiction. Contrasting with that essay writing is dry and cold swagger, "creative non-fiction" author also allows more signalize subyektifitas and the involvement of the theme of the site. Because of the possibility of giving more subyektifitas, such as essay writing is also generally offer a specific style ( "style"), and the personalities of the author. In addition to the creative power of essay writing in newspapers or magazines is on the brevity. Writing is generally short (one-page magazine, newspaper column or two), so it can be swallowed once a voracious (once read without interruption). UNITED WRITING COLUMN "Creative non-fiction" not "genre" that is actually new. In the decade 1980s and early 1990s, we have many writers essay / columns that are reliable, they are successfully developed "style" and personalities in his writings. Writing dikangeni because they have the original perspective and is written in a creative, popular and "stylist". The authors are: sweetheart Junaedi, Goenawan Mohamad, Umar Kayam, YB Mangunwijaya, MAW Brower, Syubah Asa, Dawam Rahardjo, Abdurrahman Wahid, Arief Budiman, Mochtar Pabottingi, Rosihan Anwar, and Emha Ainun Nadjib. To show broad themes, should also called some writers essay / column that is prominent in the era: Faisal Baraas (medical-psychological), Bondan Winarno (business-management), Sanento Juliman (art-culture), Ahmad Tohari (religion), and Jalaluddin Rakhmat (media and religion). Not a coincidence if most of the essay-author essay, which is also interesting writer, poet and short story writer / novelist. In the "creative non-fiction" boundary between fiction and non-fiction tend to blur. Even Bondan (personnel management) and Baraas (a doctor) have their own set of values. Dawam also occasionally write a short story in the newspaper. However, in the 1990s, the more we lose as the author. Unless Goenawan ( "Notes Coast"), Bondan ( "Origins" in the Compass) and Kayam (Sketsa in the Daily "Kedaulatan People"), the author in the 1980s has stopped writing (sweetheart, Romo Mangun, Sanento and Brower already deceased). In the era of the 1990s, we find that many essay writers, but this is a new era dominated by the author instead of a specialist writer. Faisal and Chatib Basri (economic), Alex Sihbudi, Smith Alhadar (overseas, the Islamic world), Wimar Witoelar (business-poilik), Imam Prasodjo, Rizal and Andi Malarangeng, Denny JA, Eep Saefulloh Fatah (political) to mention a few. However, without diminish the substance of the content, much of their generally "too serious" and dry. Eep is perhaps one of the exceptions; not because he is also writing the occasional short story. Meanwhile, we also see more of the rare young writer now essay writing, essay writing, especially creative. Arswendo Atmowiloto, Ayu Utami and Seno Gumiro Adjidarma is the exception. Actually, once again, given the "reputation" essay reads as serious (long and tiring), challenges the creativity of writers essay again greater. CLAIM AN AUTHOR COLUMN Why astronomy essay Stephen Hawking ( "A Brief History of Time"), observation antropologis Oscar Lewis ( "Children of Sánchez") and the essay about Soe Hok Gie rebels Madiun ( "The people at the Left Road") we can enjoy as a novel? Why writing management Bondan Winarno ( "tip") and medical-psychological articles Faisal Baraas ( "Home We") can be enjoyed such as the cliff? Hawking, Lewis, Hok Gie, Bondan Baraas and is the author several "experts" who are able mentrandensikan themes into specific reading materials for a wider audience. Not only adopted the technique of writing popular, they also apply the technique of writing fiction in a creative essay, essay writing them. To achieve the kind of skills that the author needed a number of prerequisites and a certain mental attitude. Curiosity and diligence Before enchanting curiosity of readers, they must first "look" will be something keingintahuannya own problems. They do research, read the reference in the library, to observe in the field, even if you have to do experiments in the laboratory to be really controlled the themes they will write. They are not satisfied just to know things on the surface, dig their diligence. For, if they do not really understand the themes written about, how they can share to the readers? Willingness to Share They are not satisfied to just write it yourself or limited only to certain readers only. They will be the least possible use technical terms or jargon unique in the field; menggantikannnya them with anecdotes, narratives, metaphors that are more universal, so his writings can be enjoyed wider audience. They do not believe that writing a "complex" and difficult to read the writing is more prestigious. They tend to utilize the simple structure of the paper, seringkas possible, to facilitate readers swallow the paper. SENSITIVITY AND INVOLVEMENT How can the problem of poverty if you never mingle with the more intense the life of drifter, street street, fishermen and vegetable vendors in the market? A Soe Hok Gie may be welcome to write the essay "sastrawi" if he is not a mountain climber familiar with the nature and reflect various events like (he died at Mount Semeru). Write daily notes and make sketches with pictures and writing hand while we get on with the natural and social environment that our diverse sensitivity. The awareness of irony, the tragedy, humor, and various aspects of humanity in general. Literature (novels and short story) we read the order because he is not beautiful but because he promote the values of humanity. The PROPERTY (resourcefulness) Although the field has a specific, author essay that standards are generally not the author of "eyeglasses horse." He read and see all. Only with that he can bring the theme of his writings to the readers a more broad. He read anything (from comic to philosophy), watching movies (from India to Hollywood), hear music (from classical to Dangerman). He was not the person who knows all things, but he must not difficult to find material that needs: in the library where, in what book, in which the Internet site. STORYTELLER How to preach a good sermon is not. Persuasive that generally successful're presented without pretension. The message was delivered through anecdotes, alegori, metaphorical, narrative, dialogue as the leather puppet show. What that can be used as THEMES essay? Most beginners think only the author's themes of social-political behavior that can be sold in the newspaper. They also mistaken if you assume themes such as that which has become a writer to create prestige. All things, all aspects of life, can be written in the form of essay and the popular demand of the readers. "We Home-Faisal Baraas it shows that the theme of medicine and psychology can be presented to the public even if the audience of readers. There are many writers who tend to be generalis, what they write. However, the segmentation in the media and public life is now demanding the author-author specialist. - Local Politics (with high local autonomy) - Business (industry, management and marketing) - Finance (banking, insurance, taxes, stock market, personal finance) - Information Technology (internet, computer, e-commerce) - Media and Telecommunications - Arts, Culture (movies, TV, music, VCD, stage) - Applied Physics and Chemistry - Electronics - Automotive - Behavior and lifestyle - Family and walked - Psychology and health - Architecture, interior, gardening - Agriculture and environment Choose the theme of what you ask for a fun and follow its development and well. Focus, but do not use glasses horse. ENGINEERING WRITING COLUMN Looking for ideas writing There are many themes around us. However, we can only find it if you have sensitivity. If we see more and to observe the environment, and writes in the daily notes, the idea of actually writing "there is" no need to search for us. Theme is even too much difficulty, so we chose. To mempersempti options, consider aspects of significance (the importance of what a reader) and timeliness (if the theme is not outrageously spoiled). Formulating the problem Essay brief generally good ( "Less is more" said Ernest Hemingway) and focus. To ensure the essay is written in simple, brief but solid, we first have to formulate what will we write in a short sentence. Formula that will be a foundation in writing. Writing a good architecture is building a solid foundations, not the beautiful interior (words slows), but essentially hollow. Collecting Material If we diligently write notes daily, some material can actually be sourced in the daily notes. But often, this should diperkaya with other materials: observation, interviews, reportase, research, literature and so forth. Determine the form of expression Some of the themes can be more powerful writing is presented in the form of dialogue. However, another theme that may be more appropriately presented with more narrative and description of the enriched with anecdotes. Some writers choose the form of expression that ajeg for each theme to be: - Dialogue (Umar Kayam) - Reflektif (Goenawan Mohamad) - Narration (Faisal Baraas, Bondan Winarno, Ahmad Tohari) - Humor / Satir (sweetheart Junaedi) READING Spelling and Grammar: grammar obey the raw and true. Is he correct spelling, which placed the point, comma and a hyphen? What is the comma written before or after the closing quotation marks (if in doubt check kebuku reference Officiated the Spelling). Accuracy of facts: nonfiksi note, however creative, rests on facts. Is eventless really happen? Are we tulisa spelling of the name correctly? What is the reference that we write the same book or a quote in the original? Are we mentioned the name of the city, and the numbers are correct? Technical terms and jargon: as possible, avoid jargon or technical terms are understood only certain circles. Kreatiflah use the description or anecdotes or metaphors to replace it. Avoid much as possible the English language or region. Edit and cut: whilst writing or after finished, read it again. Cut the sentence is too long; made or two sentences. Eliminate repetition. Select the phrase that is more short words: do murder can be summarized killed. "No" can often be summarized as the "no", "although" to "though" and so forth. Use active verbs: verb is active in the motor sentence, he was encourage readers to the end, speed reading. Passive verb to impede the process of reading. Use passive sentence only if not avoided. 're Not: although you need to show that you control the problem (in the field of authoritative written)'re avoiding behave. If possible, avoid the word "should", "should" and the like. Use creativity and skills to convey a message saying spin a yarn. Do not tell it, show it. Show anecdotes: if you may perkaya writing with anecdotes, irony and tragedy that make your writing more "wet" and spirited. Do not arogan: people who do not agree with you is not necessarily foolish. Respect the diversity of opinions. Your opinion, even if your expectations wholeheartedly, only one truth. There are a lot of truth in the "out there". Test your paper: ask close friend, brother, wife, girlfriend to read the papers that have been completed. Listen to their comments or criticisms that even the most sharply. They also can often help us find a sentence or stupid facts that need correction before we launched to the media. SELL THEIR COLUMN TO MEDIA What is generally considered essay by the editor / opinion writing to you? Name the author: the editor did not want to take the headache, they generally will quickly choose a writer who has a new name instead of the author. If you are a new writer, this is the biggest challenge. But, I did not have the author "has the name" without the author had become a beginner? Do not be bashful to try and try, if the paper is rejected. No, there is also the author directly at the top of their industries go through a long and steep. You can do so by writing in the media students, and the courage to test in local newspapers before writing for newspapers such as Kompas or magazine Tempo. Authority: editor also generally more pleased to receive papers from the author shows that he can control the problem. This does not always mean the author is a master's or doctorate in the field. Style and personalities: the theme of writing perhaps normal, but if you show the style of "style" and the original special and unique perspective, most likely the editor will loads it. Top: newspapers and magazines read by a wide audience. Themes to be quite popular writing for readers public, without losing depth. Even a doctorate in anthropology is in the public readers physics. The key: do not see the stupid read by people who understand the field, but not too complicated for many who do not deepens it.