"True Inspiration Must Be Earned by Writing"

"True Inspiration Must Be Earned By Writing"
  
  This is actually Steven Taylor Goldsberry's rule # 4 for mastering your craft. He wrote that, " if you wait to be inspired before you start writing, if you wait to experience that bolt of soul-clarifying insight, you're a fool and have no business being a writer."

And Mr. Steven Taylor Goldsberry is absolutely right.

Ouch...So, when I'm having those "occasional mental lapses" because I couldn't force myself to write that I might as well forget that I'm a writer. That I don't really have the knack for writing, that I don't have what it takes for my words to be heard. And that I'm a fool if I wait to be inspired before I write.

I get it. Just write whatever words flow into my brain to my fingertips, to my keyboard. Who knows,  comes in mid-paragraph, my inspiration starts to sing with my words. What is important is my present engagement with what draws me in. I hope I'm not committing a  redundancy, here. That is something I am very meticulous--redundancies. I'm not talking about alliteration as a figure of speech but words that don't need to be said the same thing twice.

Check this sentence for wordiness: Josh is employed at an electronics company working as a lead sales consultant.  The meaning of employed is suggested by the other word working in the sentence. Therefore, cross out is employed with works and eliminate working. With that, your correct sentence is: Josh works at an electronic company as a lead sales consultant. That's clear and simple.

"Redundancies such as cooperate together, basic essentials, true fact and close proximity are just some common source of wordiness." When reading, I spot on them like crazy. And when I do, I just pause and just delete those words on my mind. I can also tell myself that it was probably topographic error. However, if you're reading a post or an article and you've missed your mark thrice or more, I may not finish reading the whole thing. I guess this is where you lay your content standing out more than some technicality in writing. But aren't they dependent of each other? I would like to think so.

Do you still remember and pay tribute to that beloved English teacher of yours in High School or your English instructor in college? For me, their legacy of teaching me well lives on. I still remember their names and their stature in my mind; how they transform my psyche to love words and continue to be affected by them. I knew then, that writing would be my greatest ally to myself and my sole refuge to inner triumph.

As Jeff Goins said in his book, "Writer's Manifesto," Start declaring yourself as a writer. After reading it, I claimed it and proclaimed it to myself...as often as I needed to hear it. Now I have to find time how to hone my craft. I might take up some classes for copy editing this summer. I could even take some classes offered by Jeff Goins, Michael Hyatt & Joseph Lalonde; Max Lucado; writers I follow "religiously" and many more this year as good mentors. Thank you for their contributions.

I know the rewards are as tangible as I would like them to be. It could be sooner, later; yet I know the breakthrough is coming. That's enough for me to stay true to my belief & faith. May I never cease to follow my heart's desire. And may this year is my year of jubilee. I can't think of anything more productive to do other than fall in love again with writing. I owe this to myself. Many have failed my expectations last year including my expectations to what "I should and would have done; the many ifs"  that I entertained. 

Well, God is the Lord of many chances. I hope I won't blow it again. Chances are, I will cling to the power of making the right Choice. I know the hand of God is upon me and may I won't let His hand slipped off my grasp.

Thank you for reading.

It's that time again...Good night!