I'm struggling with being comfortable when writing! Hi! Until now I have mostly focused on the input parts (reading and listening) of the English language. Assumingly/presumably this is the reason why

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I'm struggling with being comfortable when writing! Hi! Until now I have mostly focused on the input parts (reading and listening) of the English language. Assumingly/presumably this is the reason why I'm feeling overwhelmed at times. Another reason may be the lack of reviewing. But in this post, I will focus on my writing issues. I often hear -"write about a topic you like" or something similar, but even if I have a few topics I like, I don't feel comfortable when I'm about to start. It feels unnatural. A few weeks ago I started to get out of my comfort zone regarding speaking. Since then I have spoken between 3-5 timas a week, and I can FEEL SOME PROGRESS. I think this is important to feel. When writing you have much time to think out the words you want to communicate, but when speaking you have just a small amount of time. This is way I think writing is important. So I really need some help on this. Is there anybody that have been in a similar situation and have tips, I would be grateful. All suggestions are welcome! Writing a journal is not especially fun when nobody makes corrections. You could make the same mistakes over and over again (without knowing it). (I also don't fell very comfortable reading books, even in my own language) Jörgen from Sweden

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I'm struggling with being comfortable when writing!

Hi! Until now I have mostly focused on the input parts (reading and listening) parts of the English language. Assumingly/Presumably this is the reason why I'm feeling overwhelmed at times. Another reason may be the lack of reviewing. "Assumingly is not a word," and "review" can be a noun as well as a verb. "Review" is American English; Brits would say "revision."
But in this post, I will focus on my writing issues. I often hear -"write about a topic you like" or something similar, but even if I have a few topics I like, I don't feel comfortable when I'm about to start. It feels unnatural. A few weeks ago I started to get out of my comfort zone regarding speaking. Since then I have spoken between 3-5 times We read "3-5" as "3 to 5," and we would never say "between 3 to 5." Either write "3 to 5," ""3-5," or "between 3 AND 5" a week, and I can FEEL SOME PROGRESS. I think this is important to feel. When writing you have much plenty of We usually only use "much" in questions and negatives time to think out the words you want to communicate, but when speaking you just have just a small amount of time. This is why I think writing is important. So I really need some help on this. Is If there is anybody that who has been in a similar situation and haves tips, I would be grateful. All suggestions are welcome! Writing a journal is not especially fun when nobody makes corrections. You could make the same mistakes over and over again (without knowing it). (I also don't feel very comfortable reading books, even in my own language)

Jörgen from Sweden

I'm struggling with being comfortable when writing!

Hi! Until now I have mostly focused on the input parts (reading and listening) of the English language. Assumingly/Presumably this is the reason why I'm feeling I feel overwhelmed at times. Another reason may be the lack of reviewing review (?).
But in this post, I will focus on my writing issues. I often hear "write about a topic you like" or something similar; but even if I have a few topics I like, I don't feel comfortable when I'm about to start. It feels unnatural. A few weeks ago I started to get out of my comfort zone regarding speaking. Since then I have spoken between 3-5 timas times a week, and I can FEEL I'M MAKING SOME PROGRESS. I think this is an important thing to feel. When writing you have much plenty of time to think out about the words you want to communicate use (?), but when speaking you have just a small amount of time. This is way why I think writing is important. So I really need some help on this. Is there anybody that have been in a similar situation and have has tips? If so, I would be grateful. All suggestions are welcome! Writing a journal is not especially fun when nobody makes corrections. You could make the same mistakes over and over again (without knowing it). (I also don't fell feel very comfortable reading books, even in my own language.)

Jörgen from Sweden

Well you wrote the above and, very well might I add - I could scarcely discern a non-native author in that post, so I fail to understand what your issue is. Unless it is the mere act of writing that you find a laborious task - in which case that cannot be helped - you should not feel discouraged. You write very well and if you wish to improve, practise writing short stories or poems or, if you are not creatively-inclined, you could for instance take a newspaper article and re-write in your own words; write about the day you have had or a particular experience or memory you fondly look back upon... Anything, really. You can always share your work here for review and critique.

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