Perfectionism couches itself in performance, achievement, and competition. It is the antithesis of excellence. — Aaron Ivey, The Austin Stone
Archives for April 2015
Write Right: Apt, Liable, Likely
Apt, liable, and likely are words with similar meanings. They’re often exchanged for one another. The words, however, have their nuances.
Blood on the Page
There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. — Ernest Hemingway
Risk it All
Risk it all. That’s when amazing, glorious things happen. — from the October Write Right eLetter
The writing life — and the life of faith — is not a safe life. To play it safe, means to risk little and to accomplish even less. To grow, to become the person God has created me to be, requires risking it all. No cards are held back for safekeeping. Everything is put on the table. Everything is entrusted to the One who dealt the cards in the first place.
How to be a Better Writer: Be Diligent
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. — 2 Timothy 2:15 (NASB)
To be diligent is to “have or show care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties.” Its synonyms help paint the picture: industrious, hard-working, assiduous, conscientious, particular, punctilious, meticulous, painstaking, rigorous, careful, thorough, sedulous, earnest.
I Won’t Quit
In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing. — Vincent Van Gogh
A few days ago, I contemplated quitting the Write Right blog for a while. Take a sabbatical. Leave it to its own devices.