Marvelous Rockstar Glitter

Big fat stupid lie

~~Are you fed up?  Not sure what to
write about?  Empty of ideas?

If so, I’m here to tell you it’s all a big
fat stupid lie. Writer’s block doesn’t exist.  It’s an insidious scheme that writers tell themselves
when they don’t want to write.

Contrary to popular belief, Earnest Hemingway didn’t kill himself because he
ran out of ideas,  he killed himself
because of  alcoholism & failing
eyesight.

STOP making excuses.

It’s not the lack of substance that’s the problem, it’s “YOU.”  Quit exclaiming —I’ll write tomorrow.  I’m too busy.
I have little kids.  Nobody liiiikes
me.  I’m a loser.  I have nothing to say. I don’t get
any comments on my posts. I only
have 5 people who subscribe to my blog.

Excuses will not save you.

 

Write what you know

~~Glance around.  Now.  Your narrative & storyline is directly in
front of you.  You’re knocking into them
this very instant.

I mean, take a  good look at your own
family.   All of us have them:  the goofy aunt who applies an over abundance of
red lipstick bleeding over her thin lips, the mom who bakes chocolate chip
cookies as a distraction from reality and mourning,  the husband who thinks you’re nutty because
you write thousands of words rather than say them out loud.

In my first writing class at Saint Scholastica, beautiful Professor Miller
said—“Write what you know,  ladies and
gentleman.”

Yeah, it’s cliché as hell, but it’s also true as hell.

If you know, experience, love, dream, imagine & breathe—You should never
run out of material, stories, and words.

 

You are a rock star

~~Nobody in the entire universe has the same story as yours, the same
experiences, the same childhood.

In other words,  you are unique.  You are extraordinary.  You are a fucking Rock Star.

Believe it.   If you don’t, who will?

You have a million things to say.  So
say them.   You have a million stories to tell.  So tell them.

Don’t doubt. Don’t hesitate. People are interested.  Your readers desperately want to identify
with what you’re saying.  If they
understand you, you might, perchance,  understand them.

We all want to be understood and validated.

Why do you think Facebook has a billion subscribers & blogs have
skyrocketed?

As a teenager, I clearly remember the first time I picked up “Ariel”  by Sylvia Plath.  I was like,
“OOO, this is me!  She’s talking
about me!  I’m not alone in this crazy
world!”

Don’t articulate this to your reader, “I’m extremely sad today for a variety
of reasons….”  Say this instead,  “I’m sad as hell today because I’ve been
diagnosed with  post partum depression
and I feel like the world is coming to an end.”

C o n n e c t i o n.

C o n n e c t i o n.

C o n n e c t i o n.

Isn’t this sincerely what we desire?

 

~~Make them feel alive

One thing you must realize it that your reader is brilliant.  Probably just as brilliant as you are.

So DO NOT underestimate them with dishonesty, or an unauthentic voice.

For example, if you’re writing about how exceptional and ideal your life is,
how your shit has pretty little
sprinkles on top… I imagine readers will not be able to identify with your
flawlessness & perfection, thus they will seek somebody else who they do
identify with.

One of my favorite bloggers, Jon Morrow , said it magnificently:

***It’s not about how smart you are.

It’s not about the professionalism of
your blog design.

It’s not even about giving readers
tips they can go out and apply immediately.

It’s about the way you make those
readers feel.

You want them to cry. You want them to
laugh out loud. You want them to shake with anger.

But the most important part?

You want them to feel alive.***

Isn’t this why we write?  Well?

To tell our truth.   To lift our voice.  To tell our stories.

And more than that…we should be writing to  make others feel what we are
feeling.

 

~~~~~Dear Reader,   have you found
your voice?   If so, how do you
share it with others?

—Jon, if you’re reading this.    I.  Loooooove.  You.  xxxpink lips

 

 

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