A (Very) Brief Exploration Of The Power Of Writing

I enjoy trying to keep up with those who keep up with my blog. When people follow me or leave comments, I often end up on their page as a result. I like to see what you are working on - what you are struggling with, what you are glorying in, what thoughts you are entertaining and questions you are exploring as far as things go with writing and literature and life.

Lately, I came across something that gave me pause.

There is a new(ish) follower on this blog who says this in her About Me:

My life consists of recovering from my sister's murder. To escape the surreal events in my real life, I immerse myself in the normalcy of fiction.

After reading that, I started thinking.

I thought of another writer who spends time on this site, who lost her son in a fire; she writes because it allows her to create new worlds that she controls.

I thought of another writer many of you have probably come across yourself - Indigo, who is deaf, and who has said on here before that she writes because it gives her a voice.

What am I getting at?

Well...

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So often, we lose sight of the immense and beautiful power of the written word. We get so wrapped up in Audience, Platform, Publication, and so on. We get caught up in Agents and Sales. We get caught up in the business - and while the "business" is a necessary side of things if we want anyone to read our work, the "business" is not the same as the "writing."

We write because writing is powerful.

It is powerful to those who write. It is powerful to those who read.

The next time you sit down to write and find yourself worrying about "the publishing process," remember that there is more to writing than this.

Writing can make you feel.

Writing can make you fly.

Writing can make you alive.

If only you will allow it to...




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