Did the promise of riches in crypto lead to this writer's love for blogging? The thought comes to mind, after thinking about the past week. A co-worker repeated what he said the first time, so I listened closely. "You should write a book." I laughed, I smiled and affirmed his wild thought. Easy for him to say, an intrusive thought retorts.
I ask myself, with imposed deadlines and roundabout procrastination before posts, is it so hard to write? I think there isn't a more noble pursuit. To tell your story would mean discovering who you are. To tell your story would preserve memories, share lesson.
If the album counts for thousands of words, we take photos. How much we would give to hear others' voices again, we should pay much more than pennies for their thoughts.
What's more, the pros agree. I hardly read this article before I made it a PDF to read closer and follow later. I sent to it to a Discord for friends, smack dab in the middle of general chat. Deborah Siegel Acevedo writing for Harvard Business Review elucidates where I do not.
Expressive writing can heal us.
And the resources on a site called writers.com would be valuable, even if you don't plan to write a novel. It's just what I need as I think about next month and what I campaign for next. When does writing make you a writer?
The rhetorical question is a slick tip for writing. It humanizes your work, and it can provoke your reader's thoughts and emotions. It's just one tip, but then again your story starts with one word: the first.
Your name doesn't have to be Malala Yousafzai to tell a moving story. A great deal of adversity meets people every day who don't have the opportunity to share it. Resist with your story, the pull into obscurity. People you care about would love your thoughts.
While it's impressive to have a powerful narrative, your truth holds a greater power: your personality. You know things that no one else does about your life. Or, like Jeff Kinney you know a story so well, everyone resonates. Diary of a Wimpy Kid sounded a lot like my story for something I didn't write.
Give it a shot. Start small, go slow. If you don't tell your story, who will?