skill

Assalamualaikum w.b.r.t....

SKILL

What you already learn become your own skill...

Skill need to practice otherwise you may be forget it...

Definition from wikipedia :

A skill is the learned capacity to carry out pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both. 

Definition of from dictionary.com :

1.

the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well: Carpentry was one of his many skills.

2.

competent excellence in performance; expertness; dexterity: The dancers performed with skill.

3.

a craft, trade, or job requiring manual dexterity or special training in which a person has competence and experience: the skill of cabinetmaking.

4.

Obsolete . understanding; discernment.

5.

Obsolete . reason; cause.

 READING, WRITING, LANGUAGE, DRIVING, RIDING, SPORT, SWIMMING, CALCULATING, MANAGING, ORGANISING, 

all of that are some of the skills that we empower ourselves...

However, today i just want to focus on SKILL OF WRITING...
why we need skill to write? because writing is one of the way of transfer knowledge...
if you not write it in good language and well organize, what you want to say will not tranfer to the readers...

Writing for publication: A practical Six Step Approach 

by Driscoll et.al (2011)

  Step 1: Read to write

Reading and examining different styles of journal writing and identifying the different patterns and sequences in which a professionally written article is structured. 

Visualising a suitable style through seeing different ways of structuring writing can provide a map for a potential author intending to write for publication.

Step 2: Select the journal you intend to write for 

It is more preferable to select the journal you wish to write for and then begin to construct your article around those publishing requirements.
In this way writing becomes focused on that journal style and the reader audience limiting the possibility of the article then being rejected

Step 3: Avoid writing the article before you plan what you have to say 

 poses three broad questions to help define (and structure) the article:
What am I writing about?
Who am I writing it for?
Why am I telling them this?

Planning the article includes undertaking a literature search on the topic you are writing about. 

For instance, how satisfied are you with the theoretical evidence supporting the topic you are to write about? It is likely that a general search of the topic will uncover new aspects of the article to consider, as well as highlight gaps in the literature.

It will also clarify your thoughts and help you become more focused on what you are going to write. A good way to start your search is to see if there is already a published literature review on your topic of interest.

Step 4: Contact the editorial team

What new authors may not be aware of is the content of journals is planned over many months.
It can be extremely disheartening to find an article rejected, not because of the standard of written work, but because a similar article has already been written and is due out in a forthcoming edition.
It might also be worth considering that a conversation with one of the journal team will not only flag up your work to the journal, but may include agreeing a deadline to forward the completed manuscript.

Step 5: Use the journal as a template for structuring your writing

Step 6: Prepare the final manuscript for publication

At this stage it is important to cross reference the Guide for Authors to give your article a final polish before submission.

May be i need to practise this to become publish!... practice it....!

p/s: i think i know why it a bit difficult for me to write a manuscript...
because in manuscript, all the data n details are straight forward explained..
but i am a bit secretive...huhu... it have been shown in most of this blog entries...
Do i need to be more straight forward...(**)hmm