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Words on A Page — Hope for the Hearts of Authors in Despair
Jagi, here.
Sharing the opening intro to The Art and Craft of Writing, which is currently in an Indiegogo campaign.
Words on a Page
All writing is just words on a page.
What does this mean, and why does it matter to us? To answer that question, I must tell you a bit of a story.
When I was young, I was in awe of the ability of good authors to transport us to an entirely different life. Reading the greats was glorious but also occasionally intimidating. A good book can make us sympathize first with a frightened rabbit and then with a hungry fox. They call upon us to “burn with the bliss and suffer the sorrow of all mankind.”
I loved what I read but I despaired that I could ever accomplish anything half so wonderful. I feared I would never figure out the mystery of how my favorite authors conveyed so much.
Then one day, it struck me. Books were just words on a page. Read the remainder of this entry »
