The following is a response to an invitation to another writer on Wordpress.com. Sometimes, I write so much, I forget what I've said. This serves as a reminder and may inspire, encourage, or motivate others.
Writing is such a “personal” experience
(content, not mechanics) that I’m not sure there is any one way to
determine which direction or path anyone should take. I write poetry to
vent, blogs to inspire and encourage, devotionals to teach, non-fiction
to teach and encourage, and fiction to enjoy or encourage. I read
scripture every morning before I blog, I pray for inspiration before I
read and then I allow the Holy Spirit to lead me in what I type. For
some, this will work well and for others, not so well, especially if
their experience with God is not the same.
At any rate, I titled one of my blogs, “Always Thinking and Writing”
and the other, “Writing for Life”. Both titles describe what I do with
a degree of accuracy, but neither is inclusive of all the passion
within or the time I take to make sure my readers get something out of
what I say. Who knows–even with my deliberation-they may hate it or
ignore it or it just might make them “think”. So, I guess, as I was
writing a response to this invitation to share, I have concluded that I
write primarily to make people think–not agree–but to think about what I
say and how it either aligns or not with how they think or not.
Words–have a power of their own–independent of the writer, but very
dependent upon the receptivity of the reader.
Writing is such a “personal” experience (content, not mechanics) that I’m not sure there is any one way to determine which direction or path anyone should take. I write poetry to vent, blogs to inspire and encourage, devotionals to teach, non-fiction to teach and encourage, and fiction to enjoy or encourage. I read scripture every morning before I blog, I pray for inspiration before I read and then I allow the Holy Spirit to lead me in what I type. For some, this will work well and for others, not so well, especially if their experience with God is not the same.
At any rate, I titled one of my blogs, “Always Thinking and Writing” and the other, “Writing for Life”. Both titles describe what I do with a degree of accuracy, but neither is inclusive of all the passion within or the time I take to make sure my readers get something out of what I say. Who knows–even with my deliberation-they may hate it or ignore it or it just might make them “think”. So, I guess, as I was writing a response to this invitation to share, I have concluded that I write primarily to make people think–not agree–but to think about what I say and how it either aligns or not with how they think or not. Words–have a power of their own–independent of the writer, but very dependent upon the receptivity of the reader.