A good essay must have this permanent quality about it;
it must draw its curtain round us,
but it must be a curtain that shuts us in
not out.
Virginia Woolf
The gathering of words written upon paper takes courage, encouragement and creativity. Thoughts are expressed through words which free fall into a gangly string until the writer hears the correct cadence. Writing doesn't just happen. Words are not randomly spit out once and then that is it. Words are carefully chosen so that the reader will feel welcome to settle in and to stay for awhile.
As the writer, I decide what it is I am going to tell you and then in what order it will unfold. I anticipate what you most want to hear and what will best advance understanding of the words. At times the passage of thoughts I choose branches off or comes to a dead end. The exciting times are when I am "in the flow" and spirit is rushing words through me.
As the reader, I want to be caught up in the words by the completion of the first chapter. I don't want to have to "try" to get into a book. It either grabs my attention or not. I want to highlight words that truly resonate so I can return to them often. Frequently, I will read with a journal by my side to write down enhanced versions of what I have just read.
Words are my forever friends. Some have faded or have been forgotten, but many have inspired me or challenged what I hold dear. Words have enhanced my life through escape, imagination, wonderment, and possibility. Over the years, definitions have been altered, and the cause may have been from the interpretation of the writer or the reader. Either way, I have loved having the curtain wrap around me, drawing me in!
As the writer, I decide what it is I am going to tell you and then in what order it will unfold. I anticipate what you most want to hear and what will best advance understanding of the words. At times the passage of thoughts I choose branches off or comes to a dead end. The exciting times are when I am "in the flow" and spirit is rushing words through me.
As the reader, I want to be caught up in the words by the completion of the first chapter. I don't want to have to "try" to get into a book. It either grabs my attention or not. I want to highlight words that truly resonate so I can return to them often. Frequently, I will read with a journal by my side to write down enhanced versions of what I have just read.
Words are my forever friends. Some have faded or have been forgotten, but many have inspired me or challenged what I hold dear. Words have enhanced my life through escape, imagination, wonderment, and possibility. Over the years, definitions have been altered, and the cause may have been from the interpretation of the writer or the reader. Either way, I have loved having the curtain wrap around me, drawing me in!
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