A Thought for Writers

Today's quote is one that writers might copy and refer to every now and then. "To write means more than putting pretty words on a page; the act of writing is to share a part of your soul with the world." That line is worth a second reading. 

Poets might be in full agreement with the quote, but it works for all kinds of writing. Whether you write fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, children's stories, or more, your aim should be that part about sharing a part of your soul with the world. 

The writer who does that will more than likely be the successful writer, one who has a long list of published works. We need to pull from within to share the real us with our readers. 

Writing without soul, or emotion, generally ends up being rather stiff, probably boring. I started a book on my Kindle Reader the other day. I read three pages before I deleted the entire book. I could tell there was no emotion, no soul in the writing and that the writer must have been new to the writing world. She broke several rules in those first three pages, which made me decide I would not read any farther. 

When we write for others to read, we're sharing a part of ourselves. We're offering a small piece of our soul in what we've written for others. If we do so with little to no emotion, the reader will drop the piece in a hurry. 

When you write for others, your aim is to share something of yourself with them. For the reader to feel something, the writer must feel something as she/he writes. 

Give some thought today to how you write. Do you give something of yourself to the reader? If not, why not?