Change the World With Your Writing

If you’ve ever looked at what’s going on in the world and thought, “This should change, but I don’t know what I can do about it,” Young Writers Program participant Natalie G. is here today to encourage you to use your talents and change the world with your writing:

Words. Words are all around us. I just used words. 10, to be exact. Words make up life as we know it. What we say, what we write, what we read… it’s all words! Words are important. They are one way that we express ourselves. We use words to speak, to express opinion, to express thoughts, to express feelings. Words matter.

Let’s go back to the part about opinions. We all have opinions.  Now, you’re probably thinking: “Yeah, I have opinions… so what? Everyone does!” Most people have opinions over things like certain foods, sports, colors, animals. Other people have bigger opinions, too. They have opinions about the world, about modern-day problems, and bigger issues.

But then there are people who don’t have any opinions at all. There are people who go through life without worrying about the world around them. They don’t worry about the issues of today. They choose not to see those problems. They may have “reasons” for ignoring the problems of this world. Some of those reasons might be as follows:

“Why worry? Those problems aren’t affecting me, anyways!”

Or…

“Why should I worry… I can’t do anything about those problems, anyways.”

That first excuse is for the people who don’t care about the people and the world around them. But I want to focus on the second excuse. That excuse is used by a vast majority of people. There are so many people out there that believe they have no control over the issues in their world, and they believe that they can do nothing about them. 

You may be one of those people. That’s okay… keep reading;  I’ll give you a reason to give up that excuse.

Let me start with this: you can do something. We all can. 

The fact of the matter is that most of those problems our world faces today were created by humans in the first place, so guess who can fix them? Humans can. We can. There is no problem in this world which can’t be fixed. You might be wondering now, “Okay… nice thought… but what does this have to do with words? You took kind of a drastic turn here.”

Well, believe it or not, words are one of the solutions to those problems which our world faces today. Yes, words. You can use your words to fix those problems. You are most likely reading this because you’re a NaNoer who likes to write. Writing involves words, doesn’t it? So change the world with your writing. 

Instead of being that person who believes that they can’t change the world, be the person that changes the world with their writing. We each have a voice which we can express beautifully in our writing. Here are some ways which you can change the world with your writing:

Write essays! Essays are a very powerful form of writing which usually revolves around a main topic.Speeches. Speeches are forms of inspirational, uplifting writing. Combine your writing with your active voice, and you have a very powerful tool. Poetry. Poetry can be very powerful and inspirational. It can be a great way to make your point in a meaningful way!

There are so many other ways that you can change the world with your writing! It really depends on your personal writing preferences to find the form of informational writing which best suits you!

These are all ways in which you can change the world with your writing. And don’t be afraid to share your voice. Many people who could have changed the world were stopped in their tracks by others who doubted them. Don’t let others who doubt your ability to make a difference stop you. Because if no one else believes you can, I do. We can all change the world with our writing. One. Word. At. A. Time.

Natalie is a dedicated writer who is known for making her novels too long and then not revising them. Besides writing, she loves to read and play softball. She goes by many titles, some of which might be bookworm, creative nerd, and Anglophile (lover of all things British). She has an absurd affinity for old TV shows, Anne of Green Gables, and Pirates of the Caribbean. You can usually find her curled up in front of the TV watching Jack Sparrow be a doofus or James Bond defuse a bomb.

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