How to Love Writing

Here is some advice from a columnist who has a different perspective on the process of writing:

10,000 Words a Week

12 Truths: Wisdom from Anne LaMotte

One of my favorite writing and general life-skills gurus is Anne LaMotte.  Her insights and kindness never fail to inspire me. 

This bit resonated the most with me today -- I think it summarizes why we are all here, in these funky little basement rooms, sharing our deepest thoughts:

"You're going to feel like hell if you wake up someday and you never wrote the stuff that is tugging on the sleeves of your heart: your stories, memories, visions and songs -- your truth, your version of things -- in your own voice. That's really all you have to offer us, and that's also why you were born."

I strongly urge you to go to the web site and   Read the whole thing!

 Write on!