My thoughts on the power of words and the fragility of a writer's ego. #mythoughts
The power of words and the fragility of a writer's ego.
This is a page from a writer's workshop I taught back in November.
And as it turns out - that criticism from a friend can smack you down even harder. A few weeks ago I had a rough week - in the real world - daughter and a close friend has some huge issues that were basically unsolvable, but they needed to vent. Suddenly the limited 140 characters of a tweet was really appealing. Say it in 140 characters and move one. Not a 3 page email.
So while I'm dealing with that I received a criticism which knocked me for a loop. A few simple words and my day went to "hell in a hand basket".
That's the power of words - a writer can chose a few, string them together and create a line that lives in a reader's heart. Think back to your favourite book - is there a line from it that catches your breath. Or if you're not a book reader, think back to your favourite movie - a line from it. A writer still wrote the line ;-)
A powerful thing words and written one way can crush a writer or written the other can lift a spirit.
Here are 5 words a friend sent me to cheer me out of my funk. It made me smile. That's the power of words.
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This is a page from a writer's workshop I taught back in November.
And as it turns out - that criticism from a friend can smack you down even harder. A few weeks ago I had a rough week - in the real world - daughter and a close friend has some huge issues that were basically unsolvable, but they needed to vent. Suddenly the limited 140 characters of a tweet was really appealing. Say it in 140 characters and move one. Not a 3 page email.
So while I'm dealing with that I received a criticism which knocked me for a loop. A few simple words and my day went to "hell in a hand basket".
That's the power of words - a writer can chose a few, string them together and create a line that lives in a reader's heart. Think back to your favourite book - is there a line from it that catches your breath. Or if you're not a book reader, think back to your favourite movie - a line from it. A writer still wrote the line ;-)
A powerful thing words and written one way can crush a writer or written the other can lift a spirit.
Here are 5 words a friend sent me to cheer me out of my funk. It made me smile. That's the power of words.
What's happening next month on Erotic Notions1 – Friday Snippets #FridaySnippets 2 – Author Spotlight – – Liza O'Connor – Birth of Adam3 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday4 – Author Spotlight – Grace Goodwin - Assigned A Mate5 - Author Spotlight – Lucy Felthouse – Love Through a Lens6 – WIP It Up Wednesday #Wipitup7 – Thursday 13 #Thurs138 – Friday Snippets #FridaySnippets 9 – My Sexy Saturday #MySexySaturday10 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday11 – Author Spotlight – Pablo Micheals – Jack and the Magical Beanstalk12 – Author Spotlight – 13 – WIP It Up Wednesday #Wipitup14 – Thursday 13 #Thurs1315 – Friday Snippets #FridaySnippets 16 – My Sexy Saturday #MySexySaturday17 – Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday18 – Author Spotlight – Andrea Cooper19 – TransCanada Romance Writers Spring Blog Hop20 – WIP It Up Wednesday #Wipitup21 – Thursday 13 #Thurs1322 – Friday Snippets #FridaySnippets 23 – My Sexy Saturday #MySexySaturday24 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday25 - Author Spotlight –26 – Author Spotlight - 27 – WIP It Up Wednesday #Wipitup28 - Thursday 13 #Thurs1329 – Friday Snippets #FridaySnippets30 – My Sexy Saturday #MySexySaturday
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