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| Prompt: "Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one." Brad Paisley Bloggers, did you realize that blogging every day is like writing a book. Would you consider publishing your blogs? ----------- Blogging may be like writing a book; however, I write in my blog to keep on writing. Publishing the blog? Nope. This is fun for me because it is what I like to do. Publishing is work. I was published enough through the academia even before I registered in WdC almost 25 years ago. After that, I had things published here and there, for a while. That has been enough for me. I won't even attempt it, anymore. As to the nice quote, it is a motivation and even a bit more than that. It elevates our old mistakes over opportunity, with optimism. The blank page is the clean slate, and similarly, I can reset my life, too, if only by touching the keys on my laptop. So, goodbye, all the accumulated garbage inside my mind or life! On the other hand, the blank page can be intimidating as it offers the pressure of infinite possibilities. Also, as writers, we are tempted, sometimes, to wait for a perfect sentence or a flawless opening thought. In my case, especially when writing into the blog, I just write as it comes and put everything down first, and then I go back and fix stuff, mostly repeated words too close together, which seems to be my Achilles' heel. Related to what I just wrote, the quote itself might be reminding us that the eventual content counts. In other words, it is not perfection but action, aiding the result. In addition, the 365-page-book shows the results of our consistency. As such, no great novel is lauded for only its one chapter. Then, "write a good one" is a call to action. This made me think. What is a "good one"? A good one, the way I see it, has to do with a truthful voice, deep character development, and a strong conflict. Similar to this, a "good" meaningful life is marked by lessons learned, resilience of character, struggles, and the courage to go after what is authentic but also challenging. It means writing and living with intention and focusing on character, not only for the people in a book but also in life. I so hope we are all successful in writing and living those "good ones." |
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