Looking at the poster for today, it occurred to me that maybe writers don't give themselves enough credit for what they do. Think about it. Writers start with a whole bunch of nothing and create something from it.
That's magic, isn't it? Writers don't wave a wand to create this magic. Instead, they delve deep within and bring it forth from past experiences and imagination.
More than once, I have thought about a man like Walt Disney, not a writer, but one who created a wonderful world from nothing more than the ideas in his mind and ionspiration and hard work. Hard to imagine a world without what he has given us.
Writers are the same as they come up with an idea, feel inspired, and spend time seeing it to fruition.
Is it hard work? It is. Anything worthwhile is going to involve a work effort.
Do you have a list of publications in your files? Take a minute or two today to read through the titles. You created each one from nothing, made it into something and managed to get it published. Go ahead, pat yourself on the back. You've earned it.
What about the file that holds all the pieces you've written that have yet to be published.? Take credit for them, as well. Once again, you started with nothing and made something. Not everyone can do that. Are they all perfect? Probably not, but you can continue working on each one and make it better, maybe good enough to submit and hope for publication.
Start with an armful of nothing. End with a great big scoop of something. That's the writers' own special magic!
I never start with nothing or something. Especially in my historical non-fiction, I'm always looking for a seed. Once I have a seed and I know the path I'm going to take, everything falls in place.
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