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   11/04/07

   LivingRadically

   I firmly believe that writing is a blessing. As I spend a lot of time online promoting business and training, a big part of that is writing. While most people wouldn't think of business sales writing as a great emotional outlet or a spiritual blessing I think it is. When I write with passion and authenticity, even if it's about something like money or time management, ultimately I feel like the best version of myself because someone will click something I wrote and hopefully it will help them in some small way. That's a great thing to feel!

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   11/04/07

   MadameX

   I think that what you say (and Bacon said) is sadly far less true today. The advent of self-publishing, and then e-zines, and then personal websites and then blogs has created a world of writing without editors, without publication standards, and that means that we're not really forced to pay attention to details or look at things from different perspectives anymore. Many people do, and good writing requires it, but it's far too easy to dash off an opinion with little thought and little research and click "publish".

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      11/04/07

      neobluepanther

      I agree with what you say, but I still can't help feeling that if you have to write anything at all, you have to view the thing from at least one more perspective than you had before you attempted to write it.
      
      I am not a great writer, nor do I really work hard to make sure that I am up to publication standards, yet every time I sit down to write anything, my horizon seems to get broadened, if only by just a little.
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   11/04/07

   jaesten

   I agree with you MadameX..
   Personally, i can say that i do not know the standards to meet in writing an article..
   And the main reason why i joined this industry is kind of selfish as i only want to earn extra bucks..
   But as time goes by, i am loving what i am doing and starting to have an attachment to writing..
   But i can still say that i am not yet a good writer..
   
   But i am willing to learn...:)

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      11/04/07

      legbamel

      This is my hope for the hundreds of places to publish yourself on-line: that people will find that writing is a joy and that they will work to become better writers. My inner pessimist tells me that I'm fooling myself but meanwhile I keep offering suggestions on my blog. People who decide to take their writing seriously can use all of the resources they can get!
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      11/04/07

      MadameX

      Legbamel, it is as hard for me to believe as it probably will be for you, but many, many people really hate writing. I'm not talking just about people who haven't done much writing and need to learn to be more comfortable with it. I know a number of professional writers who consistently say that they don't like the writing process at all--they like being published and the flexibility of the profession and all that, but don't enjoy the actual writing at all. I strongly suspect that most people to whom writing is a joy have known it since approximately the time they strung together their first sentences or first heard an unfamiliar word and thought they'd found gold.
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   11/04/07

   hanafinoor

   Every time I write I will feel calm and in balance. Cant explan why.
   www.hanafionline.com

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   11/04/07

   writingtrue

   I write about writing periodically. Here are a few:
   
   writingtrue.blogspot.com/2007/06/voice-or-writing-like-musician.html
   
   writingtrue.blogspot.com/2007/07/lies-your-writing-teacher-told-you.html
   
   writingtrue.blogspot.com/2007/08/best-and-worst-of-words.html
   
   writingtrue.blogspot.com/2007/07/fruitful-if-fanciful-origin-of-poetry.html
   
   Writer

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   11/04/07

   robinj

   there is also another saying
   "Words are the voice of the heart"

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      11/04/07

      harleyblues

      nice quote!
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   11/04/07

   Athlyn

   Writing is a blessing because it's cathartic. A mirror to reflect back all we see and absorb. I always store details in my mental file, knowing that they will find their way into stories and articles. writeandearnaliving.blogspot.com

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