The Writing Life
Grace is the only air not toxic to humans. – Ann Voskamp
You breathe in a lot of things during the day. Hurtful words. Not being asked to join your co-workers for lunch. Tragic stories, some that hit closer to home than others. A loved one forgetting an important date.
If I’m asked my least favorite chore, the answer is immediate: ironing. I will do any other chore and do it with gladness and lightness of heart before I will turn to ironing. I can’t explain the antipathy. Perhaps it’s the tedium found in ironing out a wrinkle in a sleeve or dress when I could be writing or drawing or taking out the trash.
If one is the loneliest number, the first draft is the ugliest draft. The end. There’s no way around it. If you can accept that reality, carry on. If you can’t, writing will be an ever-frustrating task. You will struggle to find joy in doing the work.
I’ve talked about humbleness previously, but it’s a trait worth regular consideration. The humble writer is a growing writer. She views her role and her writing in the right manner. She is more interested in producing a good work than in preserving her ego. [Read more…] about How to be a Better Writer: Choose Humbleness
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 (NASB)