#typing practice

할 생각이 아예 없었는데 브라우저를 열다가 잘못 눌러서 한번 해 보자 하고 해 봤는데 생각보다 쉽지 않더라.

School is out and summer is here! This is the perfect time to put a little more effort into improving your skills, now that you actually have the time. Here’s a few things to do this summer to help improve your writing game!

1) Do a Book Report

“But I just got out of school, I don’t want to do more!” Yeah, I know, and you don’t have to. But let me tell you just how helpful doing a detailed book report can be!

Choose a book that you’re interested in, maybe of a higher reading level than you’re used to. As you read, just jot down some notes about things you notice, like a descriptive sentence you really liked, or an element of grammar you didn’t know before. They best way to learn how to write is by reading, and by making some notes for yourself, you make it even easier! Go slowly, and really absorb the material. I promise that by reading, you’ll subconsciously pick up on writing elements that will help you improve! Plus, who doesn’t like reading on the beach or making fancy notes? 

2) Practice Your Typing 

Being able to type faster will definitely help with meeting those word quotas and finishing chapters faster. Even ten minutes a day is sure to help you grow! Just put on some music or a tv show if you can multitask. 

There are many websites that will help you with memorizing letter placements, increasing speed, count your wpm, and more, all for free! Here are a couple free sites I like:

Keyblr

Helps you memorize key positions

Has a speed indicator (wpm and cpm)

Shows how accurate you are

easy to difficult level lessons (You’ll need to start with the easiest first, though!)

Shows how quickly you improve (confidence boost! (⌐■_■))

You can't backspace in an exercise (Which isn't a problem unless you’re a perfectionist like me) 

Not a lot of real words or sentences. (Better if you really want to memorize key placement, but I find it annoying and boring)

Typing Club

A little more for kids, but very fun :)

Typing games!!! Keeps me entertained 😅

Placement test (So you don’t have to start at the easiest level)

wpm counter 

accuracy percentage 

You can backspace! 

A good mix of random letters (to memorize placement) and complete sentences or paragraphs.

Over 600 lessons, ranging from easy to difficult

There is a premium version, but there really is no need for it.

3) Character/Plot Exercises

A lot of the time, writers have found the perfect character that they want to write a story about, then totally blank on the plot. Other times, a perfect plot idea comes to them, and they have no idea what characters should be in it. These problems can be solved through fun little exercises! I have a list here for you to try out, just for fun. There’s a lot more out there on the internet, so have a look around! any writing you’re doing will help you improve.

Character Creation

Create a character based on a  Craigslist Missed Connections post! Often, the poster will include physical traits and personality traits, so build off of those and see where it goes! 

Look at fashion accessories on pinterest, and make a character who might wear it. You’ll be basing their whole personality off the accessory, so pick an interesting one!

Create the human version of a colour/smell/sound! Look at what the they symbolise and what you associate with it, then make a character out of that.

Plot Creation

Look at images of abandoned places (real photos or art) and explain in detail how those places came to be. 

If you already have a character you like, make something you want them to have. (Something materialist like a cool treasure box, or maybe something more emotional like a relationship. Anything!) Then come up with as many ways as possible to stop them from getting it!

Choose a random page in a book. Then, rewrite the first scene you read as something totally different- make sure it goes in a totally different direction!

Thanks for reading! I hope that you all have an amazing summer, and make sure not to work too hard! After two years of not being able to travel, see your friends, and generally have fun, you deserve to have that vaccine and go do things again.<3 See you all again soon, and happy writing!

Currently trying to practice typing with the traditional Russian Cyrillic keyboard. Progress is......slow. Here’s the website I’m using to practice. 

After switching from the Russian phonetic to the regular Russian keyboard, I’ve had to learn to type all over again. I did some Googling and found https://sense-lang.org/typing/. It’s a website that teaches typing, but the coolest part is they have a bunch of different languages available. Change the language from the drop down menu here:

Then click the icon that has the hand with the coloured dots (it should say “lesson” next to it in your target language).

It will take you to a dozen lessons or so to practice typing!

Once I clicked on the first lesson, it took a while to load — I thought maybe I had done something wrong. Just be patient and it will start up.

Aaj ke time me typing skill students ke liye bahut important ho gaya hai.

Chahe aap exam preparation kar rahe ho ya computer skill improve karna chahte ho, typing speed helpful hoti hai.

Typing improve karne ke liye:

Daily practice karo

Typing test do

Accuracy pe focus karo

Slow start karo phir speed badhao