public partial class Page2 : PhoneApplicationPage
{
    List<Writing> writings;

    public Page2()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        getWritings();
    }

    private async void getWritings()
    {
        string jsonData = await JsonDataManager.GetJsonAsync("1");
        JObject obj = JObject.Parse(jsonData);
        JArray array = (JArray)obj["posts"];

        for (int i = 0; i < array.Count; i++)
        {
            Writing writing = new Writing();
            writing.content = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "content");
            writing.date = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "date");
            writing.image = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "url");
            writing.summary = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "excerpt");
            writing.title = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "title");

            writings.Add(writing);
        }

        myLongList.ItemsSource = writings;
    }
}

Task.Run(() => this.FunctionAsync()).Wait();

public class MyClass
{
    public static async Task<MyClass> Create()
    {
        var myClass = new MyClass();
        await myClass.Initialize();
        return myClass;
    }

    private MyClass()
    {

    }

    private async Task Initialize()
    {
        await Task.Delay(1000); // Do whatever asynchronous work you need to do
    }
}

var myClass1 = new MyClass() // Cannot be done, the constructor is private
var myClass2 = MyClass.Create() // Returns a Task that promises an instance of MyClass once it's finished
var myClass3 = await MyClass.Create() // asynchronously creates and initializes an instance of MyClass

public partial class Page2 : PhoneApplicationPage
{
    public static async Task<Page2> Create()
    {
        var page = new Page2();
        await page.getWritings();
        return page;
    }

    List<Writing> writings;

    private Page2()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private async Task getWritings()
    {
        string jsonData = await JsonDataManager.GetJsonAsync("1");
        JObject obj = JObject.Parse(jsonData);
        JArray array = (JArray)obj["posts"];

        for (int i = 0; i < array.Count; i++)
        {
            Writing writing = new Writing();
            writing.content = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "content");
            writing.date = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "date");
            writing.image = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "url");
            writing.summary = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "excerpt");
            writing.title = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "title");

            writings.Add(writing);
        }

        myLongList.ItemsSource = writings;
    }
}

var page = new Page2();

var page = await Page2.Create();

myLongList.ItemsSource = writings;

Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() => myLongList.ItemsSource = writings);

<PhoneApplicationPage x:Class="Page2"
                      xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation">
    <ListView ItemsSource="{Binding Writings}" />
</PhoneApplicationPage>

public partial class Page2
{
    InitializeComponent();
    DataContext = new ViewModel2();
}

public class ViewModel2: AsyncBindableBase
{
    public IEnumerable<Writing> Writings
    {
        get { return Property.Get(GetWritingsAsync); }
    }

    private async Task<IEnumerable<Writing>> GetWritingsAsync()
    {
        string jsonData = await JsonDataManager.GetJsonAsync("1");
        JObject obj = JObject.Parse(jsonData);
        JArray array = (JArray)obj["posts"];

        for (int i = 0; i < array.Count; i++)
        {
            Writing writing = new Writing();
            writing.content = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "content");
            writing.date = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "date");
            writing.image = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "url");
            writing.summary = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "excerpt");
            writing.title = JsonDataManager.JsonParse(array, i, "title");
            yield return writing;
        }
    }
}