According to Ray Bradbury, who passed away this week, “You must not talk about writing, you must do it.”
Are any of you still just talking about writing your memoir, a children’s story, a business or reference book or a novel? Or is everyone who reads this blog writing?
Who are you writing for? Yourself, an editor or a particular audience?
Do you know why you are writing? To make a point, to share something from inside you, to gain more credibility in your field or because you can’t not write? If you aren’t writing, do you know why? Is it that you haven’t discovered a strong enough motivation to write? What would it take to motivate you to finally start writing?
Do you have trouble finding time to write? What would you have to give up in order to start writing or to spend more time writing?
What are your writing goals? Have you set some? If you don’t have a goal and you haven’t found your motivation, you are probably still in the talking stages—you’re talking about writing, but you aren’t doing it.
This week, let’s examine our attitude, aptitude and potential with regard to writing. Are you a writer or are you just giving lip service to a dream that you’ll never experience?