From the daily archives: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Can Quick Grammar Guide & Checker solve our grammar writing problems once and for all? English writing is one of the most important forms of communication today, it is necessary to maintain it correct and professional. Let’s take a look and see how recent technological improvements can help us on improving our writing skills.
Quick introduction
What is Quick Grammar Guide & Checker all about? Well, it is one of these innovative solutions that technology keeps bringing in order to make our life easier – in our case it is about fixing our English writing. By simulating the human mind, this technology analyzes your writing by comparing it to a dynamic large database that contains proper variations of your text. Sophisticated language processing solutions usually offer the following: editing and proofreading, checking on spelling and typos, and most importantly – analyzing our grammar writing.
Important benefits
We can easily find several important advantages while using this technology:
* Significantly enhancing the capabilities of our existing text editors.
* Improving our self confidence with our writing.
* Improving the image we want to project through our writing.
Extra research on this solution would probably bring up additional benefits that aren’t mentioned here, as this important webmarketing technique keeps changing, bringing us fresh solutions that help us on improving our English writing and editing skills.
Quick summary
If we summarize the main benefit provided by this powerful Quick Grammar Guide & Checker – it is helping us on identifying possible writing errors before we deliver or publish our writing assignments. Everyone agrees that it cannot completely eliminate our writing problems; however, it can significantly help us on improving our writing skills. Undoubtedly we can expect this exciting technology to further develop itself, for one simple reason: writing is one of the most important tools that help us achieving many of our goals.
Author: Gil Lavitov
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They say you learn from your mistakes. But sometimes you learn from what you did right. You shake your head and you wonder what happened. And sometimes you can figure it out.
Like the time a tiny little girl taught me a great big lesson about making a story–or a play, or a movie, or even an essay–come to life.
Thirty-some-odd years ago, I sat in a bedroom at my grandparents’ house with a tape recorder. Out in the living room, three or four generations of my father’s family were enjoying themselves at the top of their lungs (Sanders parties are seldom quiet). From time to time a cousin or an uncle or aunt would come through the door to tell my sister the latest gossip, and to let her know they missed her.
It was the first Christmas my sister Diane had to spend away from home. My father had decided to tape-record the family parties for her. And as the only “artsy” Sanders (they’ve often wondered about me…), I had appointed myself emcee and narrator. So far I’d done pretty well, if I do say so myself. But now the bedroom door opened and my final exam slipped in.
Karron may have been the youngest of the grandchildren just then. She was certainly in the running for “shyest child in family history”. But here she was, of her own free will, approaching the recorder as if it were a dragon that MIGHT be friendly. All ready to wish her cousin merry Christmas. And who was I to argue?
So I pressed “Play” and “Record” together. And–of course–she looked at the microphone, and looked at me, and closed her mouth tight.
It was the cutest case of mike-fright I ever saw. But the situation didn’t call for “cute mike fright.” And yet I’ve never cared much for the “What do you say, Karron? Karron said ‘hi’! Isn’t that cute?” method for getting around the problem.
So I tried to draw her out. And it ended up sounding something like this:
ME And here’s Karron. Did you want to tell Diane something?
KARRON (silence)
ME She can’t hear a smile.
KARRON (giggles)
ME That’s better. So. What do you want to say to her?
KARRON (long pause, then) I…LOVE…H-I-I-M-M-M!
Nothing.
—–
Let’s go back to the movie theater. The hero is staring across a valley, his brow furrowed, his mind full of dark thoughts.
What are they?
You don’t know.
—–
All right, let’s watch the play. The heroine watches the hero stare out over the valley.
She turns away and bites her lip. There! Did you see it?
Not from the back row, you didn’t.
—–
Pick up the book. The book they adapted to make the movie. And the play. And the radio show. He’s still looking out over that valley.
What does it look like, exactly?
You’ll have to guess. Unless they included a photo.
—–
And getting back to that party–what would Diane have heard?
Ripping sounds. Laughter. Shouts and squeals. Maybe an occasional “Thanks, Uncle Billy” or the like. And no clue what most of it meant.
Not acceptable. And if I’d just told her what was happening we might as well have written a letter. The trick was to tell her enough that the sounds she heard could tell her the rest.
If we’d had a video camera my job would have been very different. Not harder or easier–different.
Every medium is strong. Every medium is weak. Use the strengths. Work around the weaknesses. And to find those strengths, those weaknesses, take your place beside your audience. See what they see, hear what they hear, know what they know.
Or don’t know.
And with every line of dialog, every paragraph of description, every stage direction or camera angle, remember the difference between what you see and what they see.
They can’t follow a car chase on a dinner theater stage.
They can’t read a movie character’s mind.
They can’t describe every leaf on that tree in Chapter Six.
And they can’t hear a smile.
Karron’s Law. Thanks, cousin.
Author: Terry L. Sanders
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If you’ve read any of my work before, you probably know that I’ve been in publishing since 1987, have been a freelancer since 1993 and ran an editorial staffing agency in New York City from 1996 through 2004.
Some lessons I’ve learned from this crazy journey are as follows:
1. Staying abreast of technology is crucial: Back in 1998, I was pushed to get a website for my company because clients and candidates were asking questions like, “Can I apply online? Can I download the contract from your site? Can I post a job to your website?”
Well, as we didn’t even have a website, I would embarrassingly say no. The “loud silence,” especially from clients, on the other end of the phone line got to be too much.
Going through the process of getting a website taught me the value of staying on top of technology. I learned that while I don’t need to be a hard-nosed techie, to stay competitive, I had to know enough to be able to stay competitive. This meant not only getting a site, but learning how to update it myself.
One of the wonderful things about technology is that new tools are constantly being developed for those of us who are NOT tech-savvy, eg, FrontPage software for building websites, autoresponder software, listserv software for building mailing lists, etc.
2. Writing is a skill: “Obviously,” you mutter. However, many writers don’t treat their craft like it. I single out writers because, in my experience, proofreaders, copy editors, indexers, editors, graphic designers, illustrators, etc. all seem to see intrinsic value and take pride in their work.
Many writers take their craft for granted. Maybe it’s because society views writing as just words on paper. After all, once you know your ABC’s, you can write, right? Well, editorial professionals know better than anyone that this is not so.
One thing I advise all professional writers to do to combat this lackadaisical attitude is to treat their writing like a business skill. Just like being a professional coder, artist or web designer – when you put yourself out there, market and treat your skill like the highly valued commodity it is.
Let it be reflected in your “perfectly prepared” marketing materials – eg, your website, brochure, postcard, etc. Also, when you speak with potential clients, be sure to use a professional tone. No one is going to believe that you write professionally if you don’t talk like it as well.
3. Freelancing full-time is not hard: It’s not easy, to be sure. But, building a successful, full-time freelance career is not terribly difficult, if:
a. You have experience within your discipline. Most successful freelancers I’ve encountered have worked full-time within their discipline at some point.
b. You are willing to work fulltime and freelance on the side for a period of time. Many freelancers leave their jobs once they got too burned out doing both, or secure a big project that allows them to make the leap.
c. You plan for it. Some freelancers (the most successful ones I might add) are more calculating about their careers.
What I mean by this is that they plan a year or two out – knowing that they are going to leave their jobs. So, they save 6 months or a year’s expenses, pay off credit card bills, buy equipment while working full-time, etc.; then, they make the leap.
The ones I know who followed this path are, not surprisingly, the most successful – meaning, they have gone on to hire employees. A few even opened offices and became “official” businesses because their client load demanded it.
Can you build a freelance business if you don’t have these three things? Absolutely! However, it is even more critical that you devise a plan of how you’re going to go about it. Having experience and industry contacts makes it easier, but the web makes it easier than ever today to start a freelance business.
4. Marketing is a skill that must be developed: When most freelancers start out, they may have two or three clients who keep them pretty busy. BUT, the day comes when the projects dry up (it always happens) and you have to scrounge for business.
It’s at this point that many panic and start looking for a full-time job again. When I was recruiting, I received more than a few panicked calls, eg, “I have to find something — quick!”
Invariably, I was unable to help them (see Point #5 below). It usually was a moot point though because within a month or so, some project would come along and they would no longer be interested or available for a full-time job.
It was during this time that I got interested in the whole topic of freelancing as a business. Most freelancers focus on their craft and not the business of freelancing. However, as I preach ad nauseam on InkwellEditorial.com, to be successful as a freelancer, you must, must, must learn how to market if you want a full-time, sustainable career as a freelancer.
5. Employers don’t like to hire freelancers for full-time jobs: It was my experience when I was recruiting that if you freelanced full-time for a year or more, employers were very hesitant to hire you as a full-time employee. Why?
Because most think that you are only seeking full-time work because you have hit a rough patch financially. Logically, it just makes sense. I mean, who gives up a successful freelance career to go back to the 9-5 grindstone? Most employers figured that as soon as the next big project came along, their new hire would be out the door.
I have seen it happen on many occasions – so much so that when I was recruiting, I would screen out those with a significant freelance history because the chances that they would leave was just too great.
I once lost a $6,000 placement fee because the employee quit – 10 days before the 90-day guarantee. [Most recruiting firms give employers a 60 or 90-day guarantee that the employee will stay put for at least this amount of time, or they don't have to pay.]
6. You can’t change your rates every year: Charge enough that you don’t have to change your rate for three years. I know some make take umbrage with this, but I’ve found editorial (eg, writing, copy editing, proofreading, indexing, editing, etc.) to be a very static industry. It is not one where you can raise rates yearly.
Some of the companies I freelanced for back in 1993 still pay the same rates today – I’m not kidding! So, I advise all freelancers who are just starting out to start out charging enough so that they don’t have to change their rates for three years.
It’s been my experience that after this period, you can increase rates without worrying about losing even one of your clients. Putting forth the “argument” of, we haven’t raised rates in three years somehow seems to make it fair for them.
Working on this time schedule, I don’t ever remember losing a client. I think it’s a combination of clients being comfortable with your work and them thinking, “after three years, an increase is only fair.”
7. You must develop a niche: I’ve known a few freelancers who did several things successfully (eg, designed websites and wrote the copy for them), but this was the exception, not the norm.
Most successful freelancers niche it. What I mean is, they develop a niche and stick to it. In my opinion, it is far easier to become successful like this than being a generalist.
Trust me, those sites where you see freelancers touting that they do everything from writing to web design to illustration are not making that much money, or they are farming the work out to other freelancers.
Most clients like to know that they are getting a knowledgeable professional who has a history and body of work within the discipline they are being hired for. If it is a pharmaceutical company, they want a writer who has done this type of writing before.
So, develop a niche and market the hell out of it!
8. Patience is a virtue: Even after all of my years in the industry, I’m amazed by how difficult it can be to be patient while I grow my business. I have lists and lists of ideas that I want to implement and there just never seems to be enough time.
This is easily a career where you can work nonstop all the time. An idea for an article pops in your head and instead of jotting down the idea, you find yourself writing the whole article; you go online to do some research, and before you know it you have spent two hours surfing the net on an unrelated matter; you log on to check email, and in an instant, you find yourself redesigning a section of your website; the list is endless.
This is an issue I still struggle with; although, I have gotten better about stopping. So, instead of browsing for 2 hours, it might be 30 minutes before I literally make myself stop and go back to my original task.
The best advice I can give to stop this kind of behavior is to think of your long-range goals – and ask yourself if what you’re doing this very minute is getting you closer to them. If not, stop and get back on track.
9. Retirement is not planned for: I can count the number of times on one hand that I’ve had conversations with freelancers about retirement. Most small business owners (and that’s what freelancing is, small business ownership) have an exit strategy, or a day where they envision doing something else.
For some reason, editorial and creative freelancers don’t think this way. Well, while you may be able to write or design websites from anywhere at any age, who’s to say you’re going to want to when you’re 70?
In my quest to get freelancers to think of themselves as businesses, one of the things I wish more would do is plan for retirement. This includes looking into 401K plans, buying investment real estate, building a sellable business, etc.
Again, just because you might be capable of churning out material long past retirement age does not mean that you are going to want to. So, plan for the day when you won’t have to.
10. Longevity pays: The longer you freelance, the easier it gets. My business mentor said to me once, “when you first start out, you are just greasing the pipes. After two or three years, clients will not be quite so hard to come by.”
It’s just like search engine positioning — the longer your site is on the web, the more frequently it is spidered by search engine bots, the more results it shows up in, the more popular it is, more people find it – and voila! – you have a popular site.
If you are constantly marketing and networking, eventually, it will seem effortless and referrals will flow in. That’s because you build traction just by being around. Many freelancers don’t hang in there long enough to get this type of seamless recognition.
In conclusion, freelancing is a wonderful career — if, like anything other venture you enter, you take it seriously enough to work it like a business.
Author: Yuwanda Black
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There is no need to complicate the process of writing a newspaper article. Keep in mind that your goal here is to educate your readers about the latest news that are happening across the globe. Here’s the simple way to make that happen:
1. Talk about something that is recent and newsworthy. You don’t want to write something that happened a couple of days ago as your readers will surely not pay attention to something that they already know. Find events that are happening right now and write about them. It would be best if you’re the first person to write explosive events.
2. Be on the scene. You cannot rely on third party for your data. It’s important that you personally gather the information you need for your articles. Remember, your articles are under your name and anything that you put in them that is not verified will be taken against your credibility. Talk to as many people as possible and make sure that you verify everything that you’ve obtained. For your protection, keep a list of your sources and cite them when writing your articles.
3. Use the inverted pyramid technique. Most people do not read newspaper articles in their entirety as they’re pressed for time. This is the reason why you should write your articles using the inverted pyramid technique. This simply means presenting the most essential information on your lead paragraph and putting supporting details on your succeeding paragraph.
4. Tone to use. Well, this will depend on the type of newspaper that you’re writing for. It’s a must that you sound formal when writing for broadsheets but you can use conversational tone when you’re writing for tabloids.
Author: Sean R Mize
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Selling online is a great way to grow business. But it differs from selling face to face. Therefore, your words are very important; they make or break your business. Your words can relieve tour prospects doubts, convey that you are a real person and explain to your targeted market what you are selling and why.
Unless you have a great deal of experience in writing sales letter, you will need to learn how to write killer ad sales copy and headlines for your business. If you are in business for a while I’m sure you have realized the benefits of writing your own ad copy and sales letters.
There’s so many ways on how you can improve your copywriting direct marketing skills. But, the best and easiest way is using example of business letter to learn from. All successful marketers have used this method. They own dozens or even hundreds of ready to use business format for writing a letter. Their libraries are full of example of business letter about every kind. When they want to write an ad copy or a sales letter they select an example of business letter pick the better business letter writing – useful phrases make some changes, stick their names and the letter is ready for instant use!
Sales letters and ads don’t work by accident there is a very precise business format for writing a letter.
Here are tips on how to write an ad copy that pulls!
- Get into the mind of your readers – To write a compelling sales letter, you need to get into the minds of your readers. You should know who your customer base is, what age group, gender, income level, professional group, etc. What is their problem? What they want? What newsletter they reading? Etc.
- Use psychology – You need to use psychology and tactics to develop a better and more successful sales letter that will draw your readers to buy immediately. Your sales copy should be attractive so that your customer keep reading from the start to the end, however long it is. Some sales letters are 15 pages long, but still hold the readers attention.
- Use stories to sell – Successful direct sales letters often include a good story. The story in a direct sales letter usually show how the product or service is making life better for someone using it such as: How your product has helped someone making more money, being healthier, saving more time, getting better looking, etc.
- Use all means to make your readers feel comfortable when reading your sales letter – Trust is key when selling online. So, make sure your readers trust you and your product is absolutely the best.
- Describe your product in detail – Provide information about your product. Try to answer all anticipated questions on your sales letter. Include special features and benefits. Clarify the focus or the purpose of the product so that the reader understands completely what is being sold.
- Creating a sense of urgency so prospects can deal with their fears and make decisions – The sales letter should make the reader feel that s/he may lose a good deal, a quality product, etc… if s/he don’t act right away. You can limit the number of the ecourse, ebooks, memberships or any other product you are selling. Limit the time; there may be a certain time where the product will not be for sale anymore.
- Use Testimonials to Overcome Buyers’ Fears – No matter how you’re marketing your business, if your claims don’t have credibility, your prospects won’t be influenced. Testimonials from excited customers whose lives have been changed will only guarantee sales.
- Make your order page visible and easy to use – place an order button on every page. You want your order form to be visible and the price should have a strike mark through it indicating that there was a price reduction.
- Use Bonuses and gifts to sell – If done correctly, bonuses and gifts raises perceived value and expectations; increase your prospects’ desire to buy. You want to position diverse bonuses in order to hit different buyer resistance points.
All these techniques make better business letter writing and the example of business letter will guide you through the process of creating an excellent sales copy that sells your product like crazy.
Author: Gley Yahya
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A technical writer is a professional writer who designs, writes, creates, maintains and updates technical documentation including online help, user guidance, white papers, design specifications, system manuals and other documents. A technical writer’s key undertaking is to come up/write technical documentation for technical, business and consumer audiences.
Technical writing can be on any topic or subject that requires an explanation to a certain or particular audience. Therefore it requires the technical writer to research on the necessary topic or subject and come up with accurate and comprehensive documents. When creating a document a technical writer collects information by studying existing and interviewing the subject matter experts. The technical writer also needs to study the audience in order to understand their technical level.
Required skills
A technical writer should possess good research techniques, good sound of language and excellent writing skills. Apart from this one needs to have the following.
1.Information design
In this case a technical writer is required to design the information in a manner that users can get what they want from the stuff and understand it when they get there. In technical terms information design means creating an information structure for certain information meant for a certain type of audience.
2.Information architecture
Information architecture is the art of expressing a model or concept of information used in activities that require specific details of complex systems. These activities include things like web designing, library information, database development, interface designing among others.
3.Training material development
A good technical writer needs to make a well elaborate training manual for the particular topic he is writing on. He needs to have enough skills on how to write a simple and easy to understand and follow manual. The manual should be made in a manner that is step to step. In case of any technical terms used clarification should be given for the audience to understand.
4.Illustrations
An illustration is visualization such as a drawing, photograph or a painting or any other art work that helps to elaborate on the subject matter. I.e. it stresses the subject matter more than form. The purpose of illustration is to explicate or beautify textual information by providing visual representations that are attractive. Therefore a technical writer should be good at this.
5.Typography
This is the art or technique of arranging typefaces, point sizes, line length or rather line spacing, arranging spaces between words and paragraphs e.t.c. this is similar work done by typesetters but it is a skill that a technical writer should have in order to produce excellent documents.
Author: Mathieu Delaborde
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Freelance writing jobs have become alternative income sources for many. However, as in the case of any other job, freelance writing jobs also require some basic skills from the writer. Therefore knowledge about the job requirements and the qualities asked for in an aspiring freelancer is a prerequisite before testing the waters of freelance writing jobs field.
Certain knowledge about the job one is going to undertake is of paramount importance. The primary requirement of all writing jobs is that the writer should possess good command over the medium, that is, the language in which he is writing. Deep knowledge in the field in which he is planning to specialize, coupled with language skills can make a freelance writer highly proficient and successful. Speedy completion of the work at hand is very important as it builds up a rapport between the writer and the customer.
To become successful, a freelancer needs to have certain qualities. Most important to all, he has to be highly devoted to the job he is undertaking. With devotion comes everything else. Knowledge of facts and language skills can be acquired over time, but devotion comes from the heart. Freelance writing jobs can be highly rewarding for those with these qualities.
A product can be successful in the marketplace only if the customer finds its value is in consonance with its price. This is true in this field too. An in-depth work with excellent value for money will definitely be mopped up by the public in no time. Many freelance writers have discovered this and have become very successful in life through the medium of freelance jobs.
Author: Aman K Arora
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So who would like to be a great screenplay writer? More than likely, every single person that has even remotely fathomed the idea of writing a screenplay aspires to greatness. It is simply the common nature of the muse. Of course, wanting to be a screenplay writer and becoming a great screenplay writer are two different things. Screenplay writing can be quite difficult although this difficulty can be diffused through understanding a few simple scriptwriting tips that can aid in boosting a screenwriter’s potential. Not surprisingly, many of these scriptwriting tips derive from the process of reading screenplays.
Read as many good scripts as you can get your hands on. When a script has succeeded on aesthetic and commercial levels, it will provide a treasure trove of information on how to craft a solid narrative. Yes, being a prolific screenplay reader is often overlooked on the journey to becoming a good writer. As such, reading as many solid scripts as you can get your hands on are of paramount importance.
Read a few bad scripts while you are at it. No, reading a bad script is not a waste of time. Often, the flubs, flaws, and errors found in poor scripts can provide an insight into where the script went wrong and how to avoid such mistakes. Few scriptwriting tips mention that there is value in bad scripts. Yet, the truth of the matter is there is a tremendous amount of value in them. You just have to know where to look and this will become apparent as you comprehensive of screenplay devices
Looking over a shooting script while simultaneously watching the film it is based upon on DVD. This is an old trick many screenwriting professionals employ. By reading while watching along with the film allows you to see how the visual elements of the screenplay are translated onto the silver screen. To say this will open doors of perception as to how the movie is crafted from a screenplay would be an understatement. Consider this among the most helpful of scriptwriting tips.
Look at how screenwriting format is presented in the screenplay you are reading. Yes, screenplay format is standardized as any screenplay analysis will tell you. But, how does a particular master screenwriter weave his narrative into the confines of screenwriting format and make it work for him? When you can figure this out, you can apply such principles to your own writing and improve it immensely.
Try to get your hands on as many screenwriting coverage reports as possible. These are not always easy to procure but they are valuable. Such coverage reports give you an insight into how a script reader works and thinks which aids you in developing your own screenplay in a positive manner. Here is an important scriptwriting tip: when you know how readers think, you increase the odds of getting positive coverage from them.
Procure a few quality books on the subject of screenwriting and devour them. Some books are truly stunning and well worth looking into. Pick up a few of the good ones and see for yourself!
Author: Paul V. Warner
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All of us are authors, and all of us have a book already written within us that needs to come out.
I believe that fiction is the easiest to write because none of what you write can, or needs to be verified and you are only limited by your imagination. On the other hand nonfiction requires verification of facts and the book usually has references to the material that you have used. These facts can come from the documentation of others or your own. But the material is usually taken as truth or fact and supported by the documents you have used.
Then there is the Grey area that I write about… Philosophy! Philosophy always appears as truth and it is always controversial because in truth, truth is an illusion. My truth is not yours, and yours is not someone else’s. Philosophy can always be argued from one’s point of view and it is nonfiction from that observation. From the position of the other it may be fantasy or imagination.
In truth, philosophically speaking, fiction and nonfiction are the same, as both come from the imagination and are subject to one’s interpretation and the ability to manifest one’s thoughts into physical symbols that are observable by others.
The wonderful thing about fiction is that the events become probabilities in physical form at some level of consciousness and are nonfiction. If I think of a lying under a palm tree on a white sandy beach on a tropical ocean one early sunny morning, that thought becomes your thought and the probability exists that either one of us can experience it. It becomes a probability and only then needs to be experienced. All thoughts are the beginnings of any probability whether it is a sandy beach or Aliens attacking the earth.
The distinction between fiction and nonfiction is determined by our ability to allow our imaginations to accept them.
The Bible and other Holy texts are considered to be nonfiction, and yet they are the texts that are the least likely to be verified. The pages in these texts where written by many different authors, sometimes hundreds of years after the facts, if they did in fact occur, and the stories were selected for inclusion by people and organizations with an agenda. Many of the stories in the Bible were created to demonstrate aspects of morality and social behavior. Many stories have been left out deliberately.
We generally accept these books as historical facts because we were told to, even though critical thinking and reason suggests otherwise. Facts, truth and imagination have been blended into foggy images that transcend humanities ability to distinguish the difference, fueled by fear and ignorance. What is fiction, what is not?
We look to an imaginary future and go back into the past to create it. Or we go back into the past to create a future book. The book the waits within you, is the future waiting to be created, it is already present in the moment and although it is nonfiction, it will be judged by others in the future as either.
Humanity has agreed at some level of consciousness to accept things as truth, or “nonfiction,” if it is within the realm of possibility or if there is a strong human desire, want or need to believe it.
We as a people had a strong desire to fly to the moon and have done it, (maybe). We as a people have strong desires to create new technology and we do it, and we believe in technology because we can see it working. These areas are not that Grey, because we want to believe. Predictions that we have made hundreds or thousands of years ago are now observable in our experience and easy to accept. Most believe that technology can achieve anything, from creating a sailing ship that moves past the abyss waiting at the edge of the earth, to the space ship that flies through it.
It is the same imagination that creates physical objects or technology, which creates philosophy about who and what we are.
There is a strong desire within humanity, or need to believe and accept that there is more to us than what we can see, taste, smell, feel or hear. We have moved away from our ability to experience the soul and the mind as other parts of ourselves. We consider these aspects of self as fictional or beyond reach and best left to the imagination of philosophers, priests and other self appointed experts. Most of us experience these aspects only when we read about them or attend presentations or Sunday services, as they are brought to our attention.
As one moves away from the philosophy of others and accepts their own truth as real and valid, then we are better able to accept all experiences, philosophies, and truths as truth. All probabilities and possibilities are valid and experienced at some level of consciousness. All fiction is nonfiction in the greater truth, and they are simply human or physical conventions.
I write my Nonfiction, Fictional articles early Sunday morning before I go for breakfast. In the course of the two hours that it takes me to write a 1600 word article like this, I have my shower, get dressed, wash the dishes, take out the garbage and several other chores.
I do not give any thought to what I write about, and it just flows out of me naturally. When I sit down to the keyboard and monitor, my mind is blank and the harder I try to write something, the less the results. Most often I do not know what I am going to write about before I start. I close my eyes for a few moments and try not to think about anything.
I accepted long ago that what I have to say or write about is valid, it has purpose and meaning. No matter how far fetched the words or thought, I try not to interfere and just let it come out. The fear of being crazy, stupid or uninformed left me long ago once I allowed the words to come out. This article is philosophical (nonfiction) but it comes from a fictional thought process that I used to think was mine, it is not!
I encourage all those that come to me for guidance to just sit down and let it all out, no matter how outrageous, how unintelligent or gifted it may seem. No one has to read it, it doesn’t have to be published, and you can tear it up when you are finished. By sitting down and starting to write, you will develop a process that works for you, you will be totally amazed at what you have locked inside. When I do read some of my stuff, I wonder, “Wow,” was that me, that’s not bad! Did I write that?
If you have visited my web site at klienwachter.com and read my articles you will remember that I have said many times I write for myself first and that is my truth. I do not have a need for others to read my words. I have however come to terms with my ego that wishes to be recognized as an author. I speak from the spiritual part of myself that is not physical and I agreed with my ego to allow it the freedom to publish and print these articles. We have made peace and the ego understands that recognition my not come and that it is a probability that may or may not be experienced. On this we agree.
Spirit makes itself known or physically experienced through the words that are recorded for the benefit of the ego.
You have something to say, and your thoughts need to be expressed in the physical world and it is done in an infinite number of ways. Writing is just one way. But do not back down because you believe your writing is not valid or important. Also realize that it may not be accepted by others and know that it doesn’t really matter.
Write for yourself first and set your imagination free. Nonfiction is fiction finding expression and recognition in the physical world. It has no meaning except for the meaning given it by those who read the words.
Author: Roy Klienwachter
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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