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| By Larry M. Lynch | | There
are as many reasons to write as there are writers. Each of us has our own reasons
why we sit in front of a keyboard or scribble our thoughts on a pad. Even so,
there are some key reasons why you should regularly write. Whether its articles,
essays, poems, compositions, papers, books, e-books, ad copy, literature or any
other of the myriad of writing forms, it's a vocation that serves almost everyone
in good stead. Here are seven good reasons why YOU should join the great legacy
of writers. To Express Your Ideas Every one of us gets ideas.
We get ideas for new products or services, new ways of doing things, ideas for
changing the old or introducing the new. We write down our ideas first to preserve
and protect them, then to share them with others. Development of ideas can also
come from writing them down and thinking about or brainstorming about them. Writing
could be used to help in organizing our thoughts to extend or complete mental
processing of ideas. To Share Our Experiences We may write
to share any number of the experiences that fill and enrich our lives. Our experiences
run the gamut of human emotion from uplifting to the dregs of despair. One way
to share our experiences and the emotions associated with those experiences is
to write about them. A good writer can make us feel emotions through the words
on a printed page or screen. Personal Challenge Writing is
often a way of overcoming personal challenge. As words flow onto the page, we
strive for goals we may have set. It may be a record we're trying to keep. We
may want to thoroughly document some outstanding facet of our existence - good
or bad. We may simply want to make writing more a part of the way we express ourselves
on an everyday basis. Getting the words down then, is the challenge for some of
us. The challenge of keeping the words flowing can be a formidable one if we don't
allow our hearts and minds to open up to the free discourse of our thoughts and
emotions. Recognition One could write for recognition as a
person who is highly knowledgeable in a field or endeavor. We want to be recognized
as an expert or perhaps a near expert on a topic. This can be accomplished through
writing books and articles that share a portion of what we know. An expert isn't
someone who knows everything about a subject, but rather, an expert is a person
who knows more than the average person about a topic. This may be through formal
study, experience or a combination thereof. Compensation Thousands
write for the money and other compensations. From journalists, professional authors,
poets and screen writers to copy writers and academic materials authors there
is money to be made for those who can move up to buy, instruct us, sway our emotions
or entertain us through their words. Newspapers, books, magazines, flyers, ads,
stories and a host of other forms all vie for a portion of our lives each day.
Movies, plays, TV and radio programs, and other audio visual forms were originally
written down in some format. To Share Knowledge Scientific,
medical and educational writing is, for the most part, a way of releasing new
knowledge or the results of study, thought and investigation to large groups of
others. Journals, reports and technical discourse in virtually every field are
available for the enrichment of knowledge of those whose lives involve them in
higher education or scientific study. Indeed, a staunch requirement of the vast
majority of universities and institutes of higher education is the regular publication
of new knowledge in the field of the professor. To Document Progress
and Changes An untold quantity of events occurs each day worldwide.
Many may impact us individually. Some may impact those we know. Other events seemingly
do not touch our lives at all. Or at least so we think. According to the "Chaos
Theory" and the "Butterfly Effect", a seemingly innocuous event
on the other side of the world may have major impact on an event in the near or
distant future thousands of miles away. "The flutter of a butterfly's wings
may cause a storm in another part of the world." Current events are documented
at an astounding rate. Ultimately, it's possible for you to know intricate details
of occurrences ostensibly, any where on earth at almost any time. For every
writer, there are different reasons to write. No matter the writing motivations
are for you, you should strive to continue to contribute to the vast well spring
of knowledge and experiences that writers provide. So sit in front of a keyboard
or scribble your thoughts on a pad, but whatever form you use, just continue to
write. Continue to be a part of the great legacy of writers like Shakespeare,
Hemingway, Poe, Frost, Cummings, Carnegie and Peale, among thousands of others.
They filled us with emotion, documented our times, molded our language and helped
to shape our future. How about you? Prof. Larry M. Lynch is a bi-lingual
copywriter, expert author and photographer specializing in business, travel, food
and education-related writing in South America. His work has appeared in Transitions
Abroad, South American Explorer, Escape From America, Mexico News and Brazil magazines.
Free details of his 5-week online course "Develop a Specialty and Get Published
on the Web for Fun, Fame or Fortune" and more tips on article writing, public
speaking, and mental skills development are online at: http://bettereflteacher.blogspot.com/ Article
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