The Journey

So you wanna' be a writer, huh? There is just something deep inside your soul that presses you to put words upon a page and spill your heart.

Jesus bids you shine with a pure, clean light. Like a little candle burning in the night? You have a gift, a story and a passion.

You heed the call and press the keys. Words appear. A story emerges. If the Lord impresses upon your heart to use your creative gifts via the written word, then it shall be so. And you shall be blessed. Yet along with obedience comes responsibility.

A writer reads. A writer observes. A writer writes.

READ everything you can get your hands on. The classics; the current; history; the present; the new; the old. Read it all.

OBSERVE the details. What is it about the way she walks, talks, dresses, her voice; her passion; her faith; her action; her reaction. Observe and absorb it all.

WRITE every day. Try all forms. Journal; jottings; poetry; shorts; long. Find your niche.

There are two aspects to writing - the craft and the art. Learn the craft (the grammar; active verses passive; the dialogue)  Revel in the art - the God-given blessing. No one can take away the passion to express life via the written word. Journey on scribes...journey on...