Wednesday Words
Writing takes confidence, whether you’re writing your story, or a description of the latest and greatest in pond aeration systems for a client. Confidence in your ability to communicate the essential message; the emotions, the details, the feeling in the air at that particular moment, the color of your blouse. Without a sense of confidence in our writing we fumble and stumble along… words stick like bits of dry cracker in one’s throat, the page is a mess of erasures and scribbles. And, the hesitancy communicates itself.
Every writer has those moments when the words flow-it’s a blissful place to be. Yet, it can be fleeting for some, specially if the “monkey mind” to quote Goldberg, comes in and starts playing around with your writing process. If we are in touch with our purpose for writing and confident about all the reasons we’re drawn to this avocation, then the words don’t get stuck quite so often.
I’m reading a new blog, Confident Writing, one of the top writing blogs around. The blog’s tagline is Because our words count. I want my words to count; to bring value to a client, to help someone in a similar situation feel less isolated, to share my sense of confidence in who I am, where I’ve been and where I’m going.
What do you want your writing to do for you?
“If we are in touch with our purpose for writing and confident about all the reasons we’re drawn to this avocation, then the words don’t get stuck quite so often.”
I am not a “writer” and these words are applicable to life as I know it.
If I am in touch with my purpose and am confident that I am being drawn to
that which serves me then I won’t get stuck so often. Thank you.
Interesting and so true. I was only looking at it from the writing point of view..
Hi Walker.
I love Joanna’s site. She is smart, sweet and chock full o’ good advice. I’m glad you’ve found her.
I love when I am in a groove and the words just flow. This is my indicator that I’m writing from a place of passion and it is one of my greatest joys.
George
I’m enjoying her site and her insight. As for passion and joy… absolutely wonderful when it flows!
I like this idea. Confidence. I like your picture Walker!
Thank you. The confidence is so important and a great antidote to all those negative ‘voices’.