How to be a good writer !
In modern society, as it is today, there are two kinds of communication era, namely direct communication and indirect communication. Writing and reading activities are direct communication.
Writing skills are one of the four language skills that have an important role in human communication. By writing, a person can express thoughts and ideas to achieve his goals and objectives. Tarigan (1986: 21) says, "Writing is formulating or writing graphic symbols depicting a language used by a person so that other people can read the graphic symbols, if they understand the language and graphics".
The General Indonesian Dictionary (1995: 1079) states, "Writing is making letters (numbers) made with a pen, giving birth to thoughts or feelings (such as composing, making letters), drawing and batik (cloth)".
Silitonga (1986: 9) says that: "Writing or composing is an activity to describe the contents of the soul, experience and appreciation by using written language as a tool. The ability of people to understand written language as a container, tool, and medium to describe the contents of the soul, experience regularly is called the ability to write "
From the above opinion, it can be concluded about writing skills, namely writing skills is a person's ability to describe graphic symbols that are understood by the language writer himself or others who have the same understanding of the language symbols.
To become a good writer, the writer must first determine the intent and purpose of his writing, so that the reader understands where the writing is going. Then it must be seen also the condition of the reader, meaning that this paper is addressed to the reader (in terms of age, knowledge, interests). So that the writing that is made becomes a useful work. The last factor that must be made according to the progress of an event, so that it is interesting to read.....