Category — Creative Writing

Writer’s block is one detriment, but being absolutely capable of creating effective copy and utterly disliking what you’re writing can be far worse. The epitome of a writer’s worst nightmare: writing material we’re not truly passionate about - whether co-horsed or not. Many of us feel the desire to write but simply cannot bring fingers to keyboard for lack of motivation due to precisely, “WHAT shall I write?” Keeping in mind that this type of decision requires the luxury of free time. Most of us are struggling to pay bills and answer to the demands of career and family.  Writers enlarge tend to lean towards the sensitive side of our earthly experience and feel driven express themselves in a myriad of ways via the written word. They hope to create a unique experience for the reader, one that will remove them from their reality for a moment. Producing material with a passionate appeal is nearly impossible without that “in-sync” feeling we have when we feel we are driven to write.

Is your passion derived from the writing itself or from a particular subject?

If writing is a passion then everything that you are tasked to write should be seen as a challenge; a chance to one-up yourself, to raise the bar on your creativity and deepen your knowledge of the various modes of writing. Don’t we, as writers, take pride in our ability to find the perfect word to lend professionalism to any copy? Do we not strive to improve a single sentence, even if it takes days? Is not the writing the passion itself? If it isn’t, it may be a good time to “niche-out” in your passion vertical. Discovering and maintaining a passion for writing is of great importance to a creative writer’s longevity whether for fun or profit.

True passion for writing comes from passionate circumstances, something we feel compelled to express and for some luckily enough, for a great length of time. Many good writers flare up and then die like stars never grasping their full potential but delivering nothing less than stunning work. Unaware of their great abilities, these creative powerhouses fully express themselves during these periods only and never truly realize that the talent they possess is at best, extremely rare. If you’re one of these writers who hides yet contemplates the day when their voice will be heard amongst the greats of literature? Then take yourself back to the days when you felt compelled to write, driven to write - you couldn’t wait to compose your literary gymnastics. Why? Because you were passionate. It doesn’t even matter what you were passionate about, its merely the fact that you were passionate. It is certain proof that you can be committed to a cause, an interest, a way of life or a million other things to help generate passion.

Why do you write?

There is only one answer to this question and if you answered anything but “for yourself”, an honest self-analysis is called for. There is only one person to please as a writer; ourselves. I can look back on some of my past compositions and detect the original passion cautiously oozing from the passages. The material I was compelled to write and that which consumed me in its purpose - or rather - I was so sure I needed to write these creative pieces that I worked on them night and day until they were complete. Yeah, that’s the passion I’m talking about. Are there things you detest? How about things you really like? Are you interested in politics, jokes, mathematics, or engineering? Sometimes we just need to write - simply sit and write until you feel the passion again. It may take months or it may take a few days but an unwritten rule of being a writer is this; you have to write.

As writers, reading is one of the best things we can do to stimulate story or article ideas, develop styles and create passion. Just knowing there are other writers out there with similar interests can cheer you up and provide some primal motivation. Some writers give up believing they’ll never get published, but if they really thought about it, getting published can come with a price; now you’re forced to write. As long as the writer stays true to their passion this wouldn’t be so terrible. Being free to create and write anything the heart desires is a gift of gargantuan proportions but most never realize it. They wish for the book tour, the notoriety, the fame and fortune but fail to understand that every successful writer’s secret to success was to WRITE WRITE WRITE!. Submitting your work will give you a sense of accomplishment - even if all you receive in return are rejection slips. There isn’t a writer out there who hasn’t read hundreds of negative responses and no matter how encouraging they might be, nothing relieves the feeling of artistic failure than rolling up the sleeves and starting from scratch because the fun is in the creation and ONLY in the creation. Like the elusive life we strive to live by living the life we have, hoping that others will like your writing is a little like hoping for sunshine or even rain. The only real motivating factor comes from within, that fascination with salty prose and rhythmic lyricism, a quest for perfect story telling or that hard hitting article piece. Whatever it is that coaxes passion from under your jaded rock should be the focus of your writing.