I started my journey away from Utah with a cup of hot chocolate from City Cakes and Cafe. My barista, Emily, decided to write me a message to send me on my way. There might be a grammar error on the cup, but the sentiment is what matters in this instance.
Writers need people to read
An expression of gratitude
As a writer, it is easy to fall into the trap that I am making a difference simply by putting words on a page and publishing them on my website. However, the act of writing, while cathartic and possibly a form of therapy, is in and of itself an incomplete act.
The finished product may have potential, but it remains just potential until it is read, understood and creates change. As long as the writing remains unread, it is like an unfulfilled promise from a would-be lover – full of potential joys and problems, but still untapped.
Writing may be, and even for the professional writer, is often, therapeutic. In that sense, writing can be an end in and of itself. However, for those who make their livings through writing and for those who consider themselves writers, this is not enough. In order for these writers to feel justified in pouring their blood and souls on the page, they need to have some sort of validation. That validation can only come from those who read the work produced – page views on a website, likes and shares on Facebook, sales in a bookstore and interaction with readers are all important encouragement to a writer.
This is just a long-worded way for me to explain how important you, as the reader, are. Without you, my writing would be no more than wasted pixels on the side of the Information Superhighway, and my ideas would be lost forever in the vastness of cyberspace.
Thank you for the time that you take to read what I have written. I hope I can keep you engaged, thinking and entertained for years to come. And if we can change the world for the better in the process, then we will deserve kudos.
The finished product may have potential, but it remains just potential until it is read, understood and creates change. As long as the writing remains unread, it is like an unfulfilled promise from a would-be lover – full of potential joys and problems, but still untapped.
Writing may be, and even for the professional writer, is often, therapeutic. In that sense, writing can be an end in and of itself. However, for those who make their livings through writing and for those who consider themselves writers, this is not enough. In order for these writers to feel justified in pouring their blood and souls on the page, they need to have some sort of validation. That validation can only come from those who read the work produced – page views on a website, likes and shares on Facebook, sales in a bookstore and interaction with readers are all important encouragement to a writer.
This is just a long-worded way for me to explain how important you, as the reader, are. Without you, my writing would be no more than wasted pixels on the side of the Information Superhighway, and my ideas would be lost forever in the vastness of cyberspace.
Thank you for the time that you take to read what I have written. I hope I can keep you engaged, thinking and entertained for years to come. And if we can change the world for the better in the process, then we will deserve kudos.