In my reading for the week, I finished a short story. It was a Christmas story—not the movie—but the
time frame. :) The setting was perfect, and the main
characters were lovely. Even thought it was evident
that they were going to end up together by the end of the story, it was fun
seeing how they got there. However, I
noticed that there were several grammatical errors throughout the story. How does this happen? Does the editor not catch it? Did the publishing company who printed the
story make a mistake? These are my first
thoughts, yet most readers are going to blame the author. Of course, this reminded me yet again how
important it is to write, revise, write, revise, write, revise, and also to double
and triple check my work. We are all
human; therefore, we are going to make mistakes. Yet it is better not to make these types of clumsy
errors when it comes to writing.
It is so funny that I was thinking about this, because a
friend of mine had an article covering this very subject on her blog this
week. Our writing truly does reflect who
we are—our thoughts, passions, pursuits—absolutely everything—including our
flaws and mistakes. Our words are a presentation
of ourselves. That is such a humbling
thought.
We all know to be careful in our speech, but I have always
thought we need to be even more careful when it comes to putting pen to
paper. The pen is mightier than the
sword. Once your words are down on
paper, they cannot be taken back. They
are there forever staring at you and the person who receives them. As a writer, this is imperative to
remember. What I write matters.
With that thought, I began working on my own writing. Remembering to do my best with the words I
choose, because I want my story to make a difference in the lives of those who read it. I don’t want them struggling to get through
my story, because they have to stumble over my mistakes.
I know that writing is a process, and I am definitely not an
expert at it by any means. I know I will make
my own writing mistakes, but my goal is to continue to learn and improve
over time. Never stop learning. :)
I hope you all have a lovely week!
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