“Keep the pace, keep your place.”
There is a rhythm to writing! There is a pace to creation!
Once you find it, remember it and hold on to it!
That rhythm is crucial. Remember that.
With Love & Ink,
JBHarris
Encouragement Pages 3/24/2023
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Day 30: Dedication
Writing is a process that is demanding, constructive, which requires love and focus.
Yet, for the want of telling our stories, you must commit to saying what needs to be said.
Sometimes, it is you whom can tell the story.
It has to be you.
-JBHarris
Day 29: Detours
When the work gets hard, detours are a writer’s best friend.
They allow you to regroup, to withstand, and to rest even!
This is why it is important to stretch your talent—figure out what all you can do with this gift.
Poets are novelists too.
Spoken work artists can write comic books.
Essayists can do short stories.
Detours can be lifesavers.
-JBHarris
Day 28: Effects
The power of writing is how it resonates with other people.
It may cause your readers to remember, to forget, laugh and to do better.
Write anyway.
Tell the story anyway.
-JBHarris
Day 26: Kindness
The criticism from the outside is enough.
Don’t be your worst (and first) critic.
-JBHarris
Critics, Critiques & Commentary: Part 3
Commentary is what writers do best. We always have something to say!
If you see a quiet writer, that means they are debating what to say…or if it would matter if they say something.
Yet, this is what writers do.
Writing is commentary.
Writing is analysis.
Writing is…needed.
Make no mistake: your words are needed and necessary. Your life is comprised of more than your work, yet is powered by your existence and thought!
Weigh in when you must.
Pull back when needed.
Rest when warranted.
Even doubt every now and then.
But give up? No.
Keep going.
-JBHarris
Day 19: Community
Every writer needs a community!
Community helps to network, offer support, brainstorm, and collaborate.
The most crucial of this is support.
The best way to save a writer is to tell them they can before they tell themselves they can’t.
-JBHarris
Day 16: Reverberate
One of the things which push writers to say something meaningful is (frankly) we want it to age well! We want to say something which matters!
In order for it to matter to the world, it has to matter to us first.
-JBHarris
Day 9: Fandoms
You must be your own first fan!
In the ruckus of criticism and doubt you need to have a depth within you to be your first fan!
You must be able to cheer YOU on before anyone else can…or will.
-JBHarris
Day 8: Remind
At my lowest point: there was writing.
At my highest point: there was writing.
This craft has been an anchor and a grace.
The story—your story!—needs to be put somewhere.
-JBHarris
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