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No matter what industry you’re in, you probably spend some time writing. It could be blog posts, technical papers, or even emails. All require a certain skill level that can be achieved with practice and improvement. As a blogger<\/a> and content creator, writing plays a significant role in my career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing can be a challenging and time consuming skill to learn. Luckily, this week we have a very prominent music writer share some tips on improving your writing skills! Annie Zaleski is a Cleveland, Ohio-based freelance writer, editor, journalist and marketing consultant\/strategist. Annie has been writing professionally for over a decade, her work appearing in both print and online publications such as Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>, Billboard<\/em><\/a>, Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a>, Cleveland.com<\/em><\/a>, Vulture<\/a> and The A.V Club<\/a>. She\u2019s worked as the music editor at the Riverfront Times<\/em><\/a> in St. Louis as well as the managing editor of Alternative Press<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any pre-writing rituals or exercises?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“That\u2019s a good question. So I think it depends on the type of writing. If I\u2019m writing a critical essay, for example: Kesha\u2019s new record<\/a>. To prepare for that obviously I\u2019m listening to the record, but I was also reading some articles to prep just to get context because she\u2019s had so much going on in her personal life \u2013 the court battles. I might listen to some of her other music. But a lot of it sometimes for me, pre-writing, is just thinking about it. I know that seems really counter-intuitive, but if I know that I have something coming, I\u2019ll maybe be in bed or eating dinner and be thinking in the background ‘what might my angle be?’ So it\u2019s not even necessarily sitting down at a computer and writing. It\u2019s more just thinking about what I want to do, and that, I think, as a writer helps you be more deliberate as you’re sitting down because you might have some sort of idea where you might want to go. As a writer, for me, I can\u2019t do longhand anymore. I used to write things out, but for me I have to be at a computer typing, which I know some people can\u2019t do that. They need to write things out and then transfer it. But for me, if I\u2019m at a computer and I\u2019m starting to write, that also helps me get my juices flowing, because I\u2019m putting down ideas, or I\u2019ll see a word or it\u2019ll spark something. It\u2019s weird because it\u2019s really sort of intuitive, it\u2019s very instinctual. It\u2019s just kind of getting warmed up in a sense. […]”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I think [being on a schedule] helps, too. Because if you know that on a certain day I\u2019m going to write something. For me, I\u2019m a full-time writer, I have to think about how I\u2019m portioning my time…So, as I\u2019m thinking about what I\u2019m going to write, so that my mind doesn\u2019t get completely chaotic, I try to think a little bit in order. So I\u2019m not totally brain multitasking.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After over a decade of writing, how do continue to improve?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“There are many different places for improvement. First off, I cannot overestimate the importance of a good editor. Different publications have different levels of editing. Some people don\u2019t necessarily have a lot of resources, so they don\u2019t do a lot of editing. Other places will go through and they\u2019ll look at what I\u2019ve said and they\u2019ll rewrite things or kind of refine some ideas or they might send a piece back and say ‘hey, can you add this or can you fix this?’ So, just learning from other people, is so valuable. I\u2019m a big believer that editors are very important. That\u2019s not just because I used to work as an editor or still work as an editor…I just think that no matter how long you\u2019ve been writing or how long or how much you\u2019ve written, you can always learn, you can always improve, you can always get better. There\u2019s never a point when you\u2019re like ‘I\u2019m the best writer, I\u2019m done.’ There\u2019s never that point. So, that\u2019s one thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot of it, too, is reading other people. I like reading other people\u2019s criticism or stories or reporting just to see what other people are doing or just to kind of absorb that type of work to find out what other people are doing. And it\u2019s not necessarily that I\u2019m like ‘all right, I\u2019m reviewing this record and I\u2019m going to read other reviews of this record.’ I actually, if I\u2019m reviewing a record, I don\u2019t read other reviews because I don\u2019t want it to influence my thinking. But in general, I\u2019m reading stories and just to get a sense of different styles and it just helps you to be reading, as well. I was a big reader growing up and I still like reading books when I have time, but I think that also helps you develop as a writer because you get
\ndifferent words in your head and it\u2019s just inspiring to read other people\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, honestly, reading over your own work, too. Before I turn in a piece, I\u2019m always editing my own work. I\u2019m not just tossing it off and then turning it in to let someone else deal with it. I\u2019m very, very conscious of reading what I\u2019m doing and going over it and making sure it sounds good. So even that helps me improve because I\u2019m more cognizant of ‘Oh, I\u2019m repeating this word or oh, that doesn\u2019t sound right.’ Things like that.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you combat writer\u2019s block (What inspires you?)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“The good and the bad thing is that I don\u2019t have time to have writer\u2019s block because I have a deadline or things need to happen. So, some of it is just pushing through. If I\u2019m having writer\u2019s block, I might take a break and look on Twitter or on Facebook or actually try to read something else because that might help to jog my memory if I\u2019m feeling a bit scattered. Another way is leaving my computer and doing things like swimming or going to the gym or taking a drive or having a snack. Just something where I\u2019m not actually working on the piece and giving my brain a little bit of a rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, just in general for combating writer\u2019s block, just taking a break. So, on Friday nights my husband and I are like ‘all right, we\u2019re having a date.’ We\u2019re going to go out, it\u2019s the end of the week, have dinner, it\u2019s nothing fancy or anything, but we\u2019re just decompressing. That\u2019s kind of like our thing. That also helps, too, because I know that I have something to look forward to at the end of the week…It gives me a little bit of incentive to keep going because writer\u2019s block is hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not beating yourself up over it is also important because if you have an idea you\u2019re working on that\u2019s just not working. Like yesterday, I was working on a piece and I was trying to revise it and trying…Because I had something I wanted to say and it was just not working. I knew what I wanted to say in my head and it was just not translating to paper. So, I went back to something else \u2013 another part of the piece \u2013 and worked on that instead, and then went back to it and gave it some time because it just wasn\u2019t working. I could\u2019ve sat there for an hour and worked on it and it just wasn\u2019t going to happen. So, working on other things to get your brain in gear also helps, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working on graphics and that visual element is cool too…You use a different part of your brain. And I love doing that stuff, too. It gives your writing brain a break and you can actually be creative in a different way and it helps inform everything else.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To what extent do you schedule your writing?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“My schedule can be kind of unpredictable sometimes. Sometimes I estimate ‘I know it\u2019s going to take me x amount of hours to do this.’ Other times it might take me longer. So my schedule tends not to be very discreet. I like to say that the assignments expand to fill your time. A lot of times that\u2019s what it seems like. Or you have unexpected things. For example, this week, I filed a piece last week and then I got a note back from my editor like ‘hey, I have some edits, can you work on this?,’ I was like ‘okay, yeah, cool.’ I\u2019ve gotten a couple pieces like that actually. So that was a little bit unexpected. Generally, the bets case scenario is when you file a piece, you\u2019re done, they\u2019re going to edit it. But, sometimes you might have other things to go back on. That\u2019s the thing about writing is that, if you\u2019re in a groove it\u2019ll take you a little bit of time, but if you\u2019re not, it could take you three times as long. And then you\u2019re like ‘why did that take me so long?’ But it happens, and I think not beating yourself up over it or just realizing all right, maybe I should take a nap. Maybe I should go on Instagram and look at cat pictures.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has writing changed for you and how do you adapt as the field becomes more digital?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“I hope that I\u2019m a better writer. I read some of the stuff I wrote when I was younger and I cringe. Now, I look back at things I wrote and I\u2019m like ‘I would never say that now.’ I feel like I was trying too hard. So I think in that sense, I\u2019m a little bit more thoughtful in that and I\u2019m definitely a little bit more cognizant of being inclusive, cognizant of trying to add to the conversation, not necessarily either detract from it or just pile on something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of digital, I\u2019ve been writing for digital entities since 2001. I started really, really early. I used to do reviews for billboard.com and I wrote reviews for amazon.com \u2013 they used to have editorial reviews. It\u2019s funny, I wrote a review of Avril Lavigne\u2019s first record and I think it\u2019s still up there, which is hilarious. So I feel like I really adapted well to digital just because I\u2019d been doing that. In high school, I had an online blog, I made my own website, and so I jumped on pretty early on digital writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think the biggest difference, in terms of news or reporting, is that you don\u2019t necessarily have to have the whole story up. Something happens, you say ‘I\u2019m reporting on what happened, we\u2019ve reached out for a comment.’ You don\u2019t necessarily have to put something out there that has everyone\u2019s comments involved. You put it out there, and then you wait for somebody to comment. And I think that\u2019s a big difference from the way people used to report and the way stories used to be out there. In the past, with a newspaper story, you would never put it out there without getting the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And with digital reporting, that stuff lives forever, too. And while it\u2019s easier when you make a mistake to get that updated, it\u2019s one of those things where once it\u2019s out online, it\u2019s there forever. Unless the website goes down. I had a place I wrote for for several years and I noticed earlier this year that it\u2019s pretty much down. So I went back and tried to salvage some of my stuff. Knowing that something like that can actually happen is important because you want to archive things. Backing up your work is so important.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the best piece of advice about writing that you\u2019ve ever received?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“One of the pieces of advice that my editor at Alt Weekly in St. Louis gave me was…he really taught me to think about why you\u2019re doing a piece. The idea is just because you can do something, doesn\u2019t mean you should. He kind of got me to think about ‘what would you achieve by doing this? What is your point in doing this?’ And that\u2019s stuck with me all these years. And I think it applies to so many different things. If you\u2019re thinking about snarking on a story you read on Twitter: How are your words going to be interpreted? Who might see this? Would this hurt someone? If your Tweet was embedded somewhere, would you be okay with that? So that\u2019s really taught me to be really careful about that. And I\u2019m not necessarily perfect. It\u2019s really just taught me when I\u2019m looking at stories to be respectful of other people. Because when you\u2019re writing something, this has a real effect on other people. So that\u2019s really stuck with me. I felt that was really wonderful advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Definitely looking over your work and fact checking. I don\u2019t know if anyone\u2019s ever given me that advice, but that\u2019s what I tell people. Look over your work, check some facts. The five seconds it\u2019ll take you to Google will make all the difference. You don\u2019t want to necessarily have a dumb error in your piece because it may or may not get caught. Do what you can to make your work the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, people always dig up tweets from five, six years ago. Think about down the line: do you want that version of yourself to be able to be found? So just be really careful about that. Thinking about if you\u2019re mad or you\u2019re angry or you\u2019re annoyed, ask someone. Or even just don\u2019t do it. Sit on it. Because you never know who could read it and the repercussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I make it a rule: don\u2019t complain about your editors or your bosses online. A. You could absolutely get fired. B. People talk and you don\u2019t want to get a reputation as someone who\u2019s a whiner or complainer. Don\u2019t tweet about it, don\u2019t subtweet about it, just don\u2019t do it. It blows my mind how much of that I see. I think that applies to writing, too. Think before you write. Be deliberate about what you say. Really think carefully about what you want to say and how you want to say it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the best piece of advice you can give to writers working on their craft?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“My advice is: just write. And I know that seems really, okay, duh. But a lot of people need permission to write. Or they need someone to give them a go-ahead. Everyone is allowed to write. So, set up a tumblr. Set up a wordpress. Just write. If you don\u2019t want to put it out in public, have a Google doc, or Microsoft Word. You get better by doing it every day. Try to write as much as you can and try to write what you\u2019re passionate about. Don\u2019t necessarily feel like: all right, I have to write about this today. Whatever you\u2019re feeling inspired by, write about that. And don\u2019t be intimidated. Just bite the bullet, swallow your fears, and just do it. You never know what might happen. The worst someone can say is no. And especially in journalism, a no is…you never know why. Sometimes an idea might not be right because the publication is covering it. Or sometimes they might\u2019ve covered it recently.
\nSometimes, they might have a staffer working on it. You never know. But don\u2019t get discouraged. Keep trying, keep improving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, ask people. Offer to buy people coffee and say ‘hey, I want to talk to you about what you do.’ Talk to other people about what they do, what works for them. Talk about what you\u2019re passionate about, too. Kind of foster that as well. Writing is so wonderful and different people work in different ways. Some people need a prompt. But other people just free-write. Find out what writing works for you. Me personally, I can\u2019t write fiction. I try to write fiction and my dialogue sounds terrible. Right now, that\u2019s not my thing. Doesn\u2019t mean in the future I can\u2019t do it, but right now it\u2019s not my thing. So kind of figuring out, too, where your strengths are and what you\u2019re passionate about.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever encountered sexism as a female writer in college\/the workforce and if so, how did you combat that?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“What\u2019s interesting with the youth factor, is that when I first graduated college, my age was actually an advantage because they were looking for people to cover a lot of The Warped Tour bands. So, I totally knew all of that stuff. And that worked to my advantage because I wrote about it all the time. I think for a lot of younger writers, being tapped into that culture and a lot of the up-and- oming bands is really helpful because there are certain outlets that are actually looking for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of sexism, I run into it here and there. And not as much as other people. I feel like because so much of my work is done remotely, I haven\u2019t experienced as much. I haven\u2019t really worked in an office or interacting with people on a daily basis. It\u2019s out there and part of it…I think I just exude a personality of I don\u2019t take shit from people. I\u2019ve thought about this a lot, because I feel very lucky. I hear stories form other people and it\u2019s awful and it\u2019s shitty and I completely understand because I\u2019ve experienced sexism in other areas. But I feel like, just because I kind of put my head down and done my work and done a good job, people respect me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In general, trying to deal with that stuff, it\u2019s all about not being intimidated and not thinking ‘oh, I\u2019m inferior because of this. Or, oh, I can\u2019t compete with X person.’ Just be like, no, I can hold my own. And having a group of people around you who support you can help with that. Whether it\u2019s a mentor or friends, just knowing that you have someone who has your back is so powerful.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is your favorite writer and why?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“One of the writers I always really admire is Maura Johnston. She\u2019s written for Rolling Stone and Time Magazine \u2013 she\u2019s a music critic \u2013 but she\u2019s just a really intelligent writer. She writes about music and she has really original ideas and she has really interesting ways of describing things. And every time I read one of her pieces, I think about what she\u2019s writing about in a different way. I think that\u2019s the sign of a successful writer. That it\u2019s like ‘oh, you kind of brought something new to the conversation.’ Just because there\u2019s so much out there, a lot of it is individual stories. I\u2019m consistently finding new writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was a woman yesterday, who wrote a story about the character of Darlene on Roseanne and what it meant. And I didn\u2019t know her before that, I was like ‘wow, that\u2019s really interesting!’. Now, I followed her on Twitter and I want to read more about what she\u2019s doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a writer named Taffy Brodesser-Akner and she just wrote the Robert Pattinson profile for GQ and the way she kind of framed it and structured it and just kind of her writing, I was really impressed by it because it was really vibrant and really brought you into the story and I kind of learned about him. It was just a really, really well done piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a woman who writes for Yahoo Music named Lindsey Parker and she\u2019s a really great interviewer. She\u2019s really excellent at getting artists to open up and really kind of talk about different things and she does it in a really genuine, smart way. She\u2019s also, like, the reality singing show \u2013 American Idol, The Voice \u2013 expert. She has an encyclopedic knowledge and it\u2019s so awesome.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any upcoming projects that you\u2019re excited about?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“Like I said, I reviewed Kesha\u2019s record, so that\u2019s out now. I\u2019m doing a couple things. I\u2019m doing a seminar on music writing for a journalism organization called Poynter<\/a>. So I\u2019m doing a webinar with them in a couple weeks. That\u2019ll be fun. I\u2019m just kind of keeping on keeping on. I\u2019m getting assignments, working on things, and always trying to find new and different things to work on. Basically, if you look at my Twitter<\/a>, that\u2019s what I\u2019m working on.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special thanks to Annie Zaleski for giving some exceptional tips on writing! Who else feels inspired? Comment your favorite writing ritual or exercise below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Want to find out more about Annie? Follow her on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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