For most, it does not come naturally. Hemingway once purportedly stated that it “is easy to write. Just sit in front of your typewriter and bleed.” The antithetical concepts of “easy” and “bleed”, of course, is what makes the statement so profoundly ironic and poignantly perceptive; for, the idea of writing encapsulates a simple phenomena: the mechanical process of cursive discourse or punching of a keyboard; and yet, the complexity comes about in formulating and conveying ideas, thoughts and concepts, and transferring them from mind to matter.
Whether the computer and laptop have forever destroyed the skill of writing can be debated, of course. There is a more contemplative component to hand writing — of a cursive discourse that is more intimate in its reflective methodology, as opposed to the ability of typing upon a keyboard, cutting and pasting, and never having to worry about editing and correcting because that can all be done so efficiently through modern technological means.
In the end, the skill of writing takes practice, and another element which many people overlook — of reading good writing in order to learn the skill of writing.
For Federal employees and U.S. Postal workers who suffer from a medical condition such that the medical condition prevents the Federal or Postal employee from performing one or more of the essential elements of one’s Federal or Postal job, remember that your Federal Disability Retirement application is ultimately a paper presentation to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The skill of writing is paramount in preparing a successful Federal Disability Retirement application.
Contact a Federal Employee Disability Retirement Lawyer who possesses an effective level of the skill of writing, for that is ultimately what will persuade, argue, and logically convey the relevant, significant and compelling story which comprises your Federal Disability Retirement case.
Sincerely,
Robert R. McGill, Esquire
OPM Disability Retirement, Et Cetera… 