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You are a writer, an artist, a creator. You want your work to inspire. You want to know someone is affected by it. You\u2019re happy to keep a creation to yourself when convinced no one will share your admiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I say write it anyway. Tell the story. Ship it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At worst, no one reads it, you find out more about yourself, and you log a few more miles of writing publicly. The best case scenario is that one other person feels exactly the same way and is happy you spoke up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Writing is an art form. Creators don\u2019t get to choose how an observer will appreciate their work. It may not be elegant words, sentence structure, and superior transitions that moves a reader. Maybe the work\u2019s appeal is in the author\u2019s candor and passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you want to tell a story, the most important element is YOU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"YOU<\/a>
YOU Starring You by Michael Wright<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We live in a time where authenticity is like a diamond among broken glass. We constantly look for the real, unfiltered, untamed versions of each other. We want to see the truth. Likewise, we want to feel the connection a creator has to their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a writer, your truth is expressed by your style, your words, your emotions. Embrace them. Own them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exit Perfection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I have what\u2019s becoming a graveyard of drafts on my young Blog and an overworked iPhone. I tell myself that I haven\u2019t had time to finish. More accurately, the pieces go unpublished, because I want them to be perfect\u200a\u2014<\/em>\u200aimpactful, timely, and relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The more I write publicly, the more pressure I put on myself to publish perfect essays. It\u2019s a distraction. It robs me of creative flow. It conflicts with the cathartic reason I began writing publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"'Say<\/a>
‘Say More. See What Happens’ Chucks, Photo by Michael Wright<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Be Encouraged<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I want to remind you to regularly consider why you write. Scribble it on a mirror. Tape it across a computer monitor. Make it a text tone in a chipmunk voice. Inscribe it on some Chucks. Whatever it takes, remember the reasons this is important to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decision to express out loud your feelings about a subject is enough of a reason to write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, write it anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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