Frederick Buechner says that when he writes books, they “start—as Robert Frost said his poems did—with a lump in the throat . . . with a deep, wordless feeling for some aspect of my own experience that has moved me.” (from Now and Then: A Memoir of Vocation)
Do you know that “deep, wordless feeling” that longs to find its way from inside you and into black and white on paper?
If so, you’ll find encouragement and inspiration from Donald Murray’s words in The Craft of Revision:
Begin!
Write so you can discover what you want to say,
and then rewrite to make sense
of that “deep wordless feeling”
and share your story with others.
Hi Linda, I popped over here from Penny's post and am I glad I did. I'm in the doldrums with my writing and your post has encouraged me to dig into my archives of posts and re-write. Bless you. Greetings Jo (South Africa)
ReplyDeleteHi, Jo, I remember you from Penny's blog posts! So nice to hear from you again! It sounds like you are experiencing that same lump in the throat that Robert Frost and Frederick Buechner wrote about. Write, Jo, write! And after you're finished, leave a comment here to let us know. We want to celebrate with you! Thanks for stopping by, Jo.
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