I'm amazed at how someone who just didn't feel like writing this newsletter produced such a robust, thought-filled piece! Thank you for your inspiring words (and all quotes - love them) at just the right time.
Thanks so much for your encouraging words, Nancy! I'm glad the piece resonated. Let's hope I can write on a different topic, and with a different purpose, someday in the near future.
One of your best, Grant. I've already passed it along to writer friends and will be borrowing those quotes. Thank you. For me, you hit the emotional nail on the head. I've been struggling with purpose.
Some of us take time to process everything. But injustice is also a powerful motivator to write. One of my best stories was inspired by Dobbs, but written way after the decision came out.
I have saved this to return to any time I need a swift kick in the ass (with generous side helpings of compassion + inspiration) to get my writing going again. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you for writing this. The day after, in a quiet moment, I sat down to write. I couldn't produce much, so I switched to editing. That worked. I cut to the essence of the piece, made it ready to share. This is the time to write, edit, share. This piece resonated to the pit of my being. It reinforced my why. Thank you.
I woke up this morning to the gift of this piece. Exactly what I needed to get up and continue the good fight, one word at a time. Thank you so much for pushing through the resistance to share your powerful words. I needed them today.
Thanks so much, Grace, for your encouraging words. You said it: one word at a time. That's all we can do: keep following our words, taking care of our words.
I like to think my body stores what I need in odd little places, I found and used some courage stored in my little toe to write today. Now, I can replenish my depleted resource with your words, storing it away until tomorrow when I need to write again. Thank you!
Thanks so much, Thaisa! Yeah, I think writing for writing's sake is crucial in times like this. Just to feel the pulse of life, the churnings of one's creative spirit.
I'm amazed at how someone who just didn't feel like writing this newsletter produced such a robust, thought-filled piece! Thank you for your inspiring words (and all quotes - love them) at just the right time.
Thanks so much for your encouraging words, Nancy! I'm glad the piece resonated. Let's hope I can write on a different topic, and with a different purpose, someday in the near future.
One of your best, Grant. I've already passed it along to writer friends and will be borrowing those quotes. Thank you. For me, you hit the emotional nail on the head. I've been struggling with purpose.
Thanks so much, Joan! It's nice to know this is going beyond my subscribers. We can never have enough writers ...
Beautiful thoughts. Inspiring quotations. Thank you, Grant.
Some of us take time to process everything. But injustice is also a powerful motivator to write. One of my best stories was inspired by Dobbs, but written way after the decision came out.
Thanks, Ani. Sometimes we need the distance of time to write about such troubling things. We'll know when the time is right ...
Thanks for this Grant. I stopped writing for three days, but on the fourth day I picked my laptop back up to write my way out.
There you go: write your way out. That's the way.
I love this list of quotes and writing as an act of rebellion.
I'm not religious, but AMEN.
Of all your quotes, the one from you resonates with me the most. "a menace to conformity"
Oh, thanks! Keep being a menace to conformity!
Excellent. Thank you for the reminder!! 🙏
I have saved this to return to any time I need a swift kick in the ass (with generous side helpings of compassion + inspiration) to get my writing going again. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thanks, Jamie! I'm glad this post resonated. Keep writing!
Excellent. Thank you! We needed/need this.
Thank you for writing this. The day after, in a quiet moment, I sat down to write. I couldn't produce much, so I switched to editing. That worked. I cut to the essence of the piece, made it ready to share. This is the time to write, edit, share. This piece resonated to the pit of my being. It reinforced my why. Thank you.
Oh, that's so wonderful you felt your why. Keep feeling it.
I woke up this morning to the gift of this piece. Exactly what I needed to get up and continue the good fight, one word at a time. Thank you so much for pushing through the resistance to share your powerful words. I needed them today.
Thanks so much, Grace, for your encouraging words. You said it: one word at a time. That's all we can do: keep following our words, taking care of our words.
I like to think my body stores what I need in odd little places, I found and used some courage stored in my little toe to write today. Now, I can replenish my depleted resource with your words, storing it away until tomorrow when I need to write again. Thank you!
I love the idea of storing courage in your little toe! Thanks for the kind words, Dona.
Thank you for not giving into powerlessness, and writing this piece. It came to me when I needed it so much.
Liza
I'm so glad to hear that, Liza! I appreciate your encouragement.
A great post, Grant. It's occurred too me that even work that isn't published has a positive effect on the airwaves.
Thanks so much, Thaisa! Yeah, I think writing for writing's sake is crucial in times like this. Just to feel the pulse of life, the churnings of one's creative spirit.