Writing for a sense of Self. . .

I believe that everyone has a sense of self. Call it ego, personality, or just an opinion.

Writers possess this more so, or people who have a creative ability to spin a tale; a talent for creating multiple character personalities that thread a believable storyline but is actually fiction.

It is still a tough assignment. Sometimes even egos become bruised, especially when you write and place it into the public eye as the writer gains readers of their finished work.

But that is what makes writing so damn special because someone will take the time and invest their precious time to read what you have to say.

There is glorious excitement – Ego ‘takes hold’ in realizing that you can communicate in this manner.

I have always written. It is one of my greatest accomplishments to come out of hiding. I’ve done poetry mostly, but the short stories that I penned and then tossed aside because I just did not believe they were ready to be read by anyone.

I no longer believe this assessment. It was just I didn’t have what I have inside of me now. It’s an undeniable sense of self. It’s knowing that I want to write and share my words.

The utmost desire is to put a story together and place it out into the world of ‘readers’ to pick apart if they so choose.

Or what is my goal if not to write?

The joy comes from allowing readers to take the journey with me. If I have to take your hand and guide you to the story and into the story, ‘I don’t mind,’ that is when I become successful.

Whether you read romance, sci-fi, fantasy, thrillers, or How to Manuals.

A good writer should be able to evoke your imagination. Even if you have been told you don’t really have one.

But a great writer doesn’t have to do much but hand you the book and ask you to read the first few pages at least.

Because even the best of writers need an audience willing to take that *first look*

After that, words should speak for themselves; somehow involving that reader into your own created world is what makes me get up at 6 am and write.

It allows me to get past the point of all my worries within a day and step into my creative side, the gift God gave me. I let the words flow.

This allows my ‘ego,’ that says, I can do this even if doubt hangs around and shuts down my creativity.

So I feel bad if I don’t write something within a twenty-four-hour period. Is that insane?

I don’t have the huge accolades that follow some of my favorite Fantasy writers like Terry Brooks and David Eddings, or Mercedes Lackey. I realize that I am doing my own thing. I am creating a world that I want others to read about and become excited that there’s more to follow.

This is what keeps me motivated. It is what makes every other time that I fail in finding (A huge ‘reading’ audience worth it.

Not giving up is crucial for the ‘write’ in me because it’s not a cakewalk. In actuality, it’s hard work.

I am putting in the time, and I do not even know if the rainbow will lead towards the 'Pot of Gold' that should be at its end. 

'By the way.  Has anyone ever found where the rainbow ends? if I do, I'll be sure to write about it. Thus, another story for my writer's 'ego' or journey. Stay tuned!. 

Desire4fire.