Amathiphu Wokubhala Abathwebuli Zithombe: Umhlahlandlela Wokubhala Nokufakaza, Ingxenye 1

Ngesinye isikhathi ngangisegumbini nge UKate Grenville, owesifazane omuhle ngokungafani nombono onezibuko ezijiyile nezinwele ezisontekile. Ungifundele okusalungiswa kwinoveli ayesebenza kuyo ngaleso sikhathi. Wayengibamba ngegama ngalinye. Ngangikhona nabalingiswa bakhe njengoba echaza ukuthi bahlala kuphi, bagqokeni, bathanda bani, bacabangani, bazizwa kanjani. Amazwi akhe ayephila emcabangweni wami. Bekade ngi. Kufakiwe

Wabheka phezulu emsebenzini wakhe. “Angisithandi nhlobo leso siqephu,” kusho yena, “futhi ngeke singene encwadini yami.”

Isiphonso saphukile. Kwakukhona ukuphefumula okuhlangene kusuka kwabanye abantu abalinganiselwa ku-199 ababekhona nasekamelweni nami noKate ngalolo suku. Sishaqekile ukuthi umbhalo obhalwe kahle kangaka ungalahlwa kalula kangaka. Kwakungumkhosi waseSydney Writers, kanti uKate Grenville nabanye ababhali abambalwa babekhuluma nathi ngobuciko, nokusebenza kanzima, kokubhala.

Ukubhala kuwumsebenzi onzima. Njengoba nje kufanele ufunde uku bhala izithombe kahle, kanjani sebenzisa ukukhanya, ifundwa kanjani ama-histograms, kanjani yakha ubuhlobo namakhasimende akho, kanjalo futhi, kufanele funda ukubhala kanjani. Cabanga ngenoveli yakho oyithandayo. Ucabanga ukuthi umbhali wahlala etafuleni lakhe ngelinye ilanga, wabhala ipeni futhi wakhiqiza umsebenzi omuhle ngesikhathi esisodwa? Cha!

Ukubhala akuyona into eyenziwa yilabo kuphela 'abanesipho' abangenza kahle. Ngisho nababhali abakhulu badinga ukucija ubuciko babo. Badinga ukubhala, ukubuyekeza, ukubhala kabusha, nokubuyekeza nokubhala kabusha kaninginingi baze baneliseke ngomsebenzi wabo. Bese beyidlulisela komunye umuntu ukuze ayibuyekeze. Futhi kuyaqhubeka, nxazonke. Kwesinye isikhathi kuzwakala sengathi okusalungiswa nokuphinda kubhale ngeke kuphele.

Ekugcineni leyo nqubo iyaphela, kepha, futhi ushiywe ngesiqephu esihle sokubhala esilungele ukushicilelwa.

Kulungile, ngakho-ke mina nawe asibhali amanoveli. Ngiyazi ukuthi angisiye. Ungu? Ngicabanga ukuthi iningi labantu abafunda lokhu okuthunyelwe ngabathwebuli zithombe. Kakhulu sibhala nje okufushane kwebhulogi. Siphinde sibhale amamenyu entengo, imihlahlandlela yomkhiqizo nezicucu zokuphromotha zamabhizinisi ethu. Konke lokhu kudinga ukwethulwa kahle futhi ibhalwe kahle uma bezofuna ukunakwa yizithameli zethu (abazoba ngamakhasimende).

Yini eyenza ukubhala okuhle?

• Ukubhala okuhle kunjalo ngempumelelo. Kuyabhala okufeza inhloso yayo. Yini leyo nhloso is zizohluka kuye ngakubhala. Ngesikhathi usesikoleni, inhloso yakho ngokubhala bekuwukuthola ibanga elihle. (Futhi lokho kuyihlazo. Kungani abafundi banganikezwa imisebenzi yokubhala enemiphumela yomhlaba wangempela? Bangakhathalela okuningi kakhulu ngaleyo 'ncwadi eya kusihleli somsebenzi' uma bekufanele bayithumele kumhleli!) Inhloso yakho manje mhlawumbe ukuzibandakanya namakhasimende akho, ukwakha ubudlelwano nawo futhi ekugcineni ukuthi akuqashe njengomthwebuli zithombe.

• Ukubhala okuhle kunezethameli ezicacile futhi igcina lezo zilaleli engqondweni. Uzithola kanjani izithameli zakho? Mhlawumbe iyafana nemakethe yakho eqondiwe, futhi kunezindawo eziningi lapho ungathola khona usizo lokukuchaza lokho. (Zama lapha, lapha nalapha.) Akunandaba ukuthi izithameli zakho zingobani, inqobo nje uma unazo engqondweni lapho ubhala. Kungani? Hhayi-ke, ngoba uma ubhala ngendlela efanayo nentombazane eneminyaka engu-16 ethanda ukuxoxa nabangane bayo kuSkype, thumela izithombe zekati layo ku Facebook futhi uchibhe olwandle lwasendaweni njengoba wenza kumama wezingane ezimbili oneminyaka engu-37 ofunda amanoveli ka-Agatha Christie, azitshalele izithelo zakhe zemvelo kanye nomgogodla, futhi athande ukunitha, omunye uzophatheka kabi noma abe nesithukuthezi. Kuhle.

• Ukubhala okuhle akunandawo yamagama angaphandle. Futhi ayidingi amagama amade ukuze izwakale nje, njengokuthi 'okungaphandle'.

• Ukubhala okuhle kufaka izilaleli zakhe, futhi igcina umfundi ejabule ngenkathi ifinyelela izinhloso zayo. Ukubhala okuhle kubhaliwe, kwabuyekezwa, kwaqinisekiswa futhi kwapholishwa kwaze kwaba yilapho kukhanya.

Ngakho-ke yilokho ukubhala okuhle, kepha ukukhiqiza kanjani? Benzani ababhali abahle? Okuthunyelwe okulandelayo okuthathu kuzokhuluma ngemikhuba esiza ababhali bangempela ukubhala. Hlala ubukele!

UJennifer Taylor ungumthwebuli wezingane nomndeni waseSydney obuye abe nePhD kwi-Early Childhood Education egxile ekuthuthukiseni ukufunda nokubhala ngezilimi ezimbili. Lapho engathathi zithombe, echitha isikhathi nomndeni wakhe noma efundisa i-yoga, angatholakala emi ngaphandle kwamawindi e-real estate agents, ipeni elibomvu ngesandla.