I am a writer, and I have written a book. Read it. Spend time on my words because I deserve your attention. Yes, a writer wants to stress self-importance.
But how is someone going to listen to the writer without a meaningful ethos? That is right. The essence of writing remains in exploring wisdom first instead of searching for readers.
For most, earning the title of a successful writer is the sole purpose behind penning a text. The reason behind it is that this big chunk chooses writing as a career choice. But the million-dollar question is, will a writer always find something to say? Will he not be ever ready to appreciate silence again for empowering the strength of thinking?
The truth is that some people think themselves smarter than others. They believe that reaching the elite title of good writer means no need for further exploration of sagacity. In addition, they could draw anything from now on, including a dumb perception to attract people.
However, they forget that human intellect always looks for wisdom. Moreover, writers become special only when their texts voice that insight. That means the presence of intelligent perception itself will attract readers. And there is no need for searching viewers first.
In the era of marketing strategy, some writers always pen words to draw pennies.
Many instances show how many authors appear with their enterprise-minded mentality. The concluding words of their books even don’t hesitate to aim the viewers. These words demonstrate how writers take pride in their written words by mentioning that the text is valuable. Moreover, they don’t hesitate to say that readers should gift those books to their friends. This dull yet candid confession as the purpose behind penning a book, no doubt, kills the essence or need for drawing wisdom in the form of text.
Books containing more than 200 pages with a sparkling book cover get identified as stereotype standardized ones. Also, an unusual title signifying so many chapters between the introduction and conclusion is undeniably appealing. This strategy may even serve some initial purposes. However, the lack of relevant materials can’t deliver any positive impact. Instead, it makes readers get sandwiched between the chapters. Also, in the long run, it unlocks uncertainty regarding its acceptance.
A writer finds it easy and worthwhile to pinpoint a trending topic as writing material. However, elaborating on the subject matter with relevant points is not an easy job. To address this issue, the author splits the entire text into several paragraphs to make it filled with thoughts abound.
The bitter part is that the journey of said elaboration looks like unfolding an accord. It includes paraphrasing from other writers’ words. Even sometimes, repetition of the same paragraph becomes apparent. In truth, the writer looks in a hurry to meet the deadline given by the publisher. The reason behind this hurried effort is to make a living only.
As a reasonable human being, the writer may understand that it is just a waste of time. However, he is bound to pave that faulty way to earn cents in exchange for a text. Expecting a profound insight consistently in the form of a brilliant depiction of ideas is indeed impossible here. The writers here emerge more like machines than wisdom explorers.
Only a basic comparison with classic books written in the past centuries indicates the difference between actual artistry and current machine-minded professionalism in drawing ideas. Classical creations over the centuries have been resonating with readers. Eminent authors of these texts spent ample time to revise their words. They never felt the rush for publicity. In addition, no deadline was there for them to decorate the bookshelves with at least one new book annually.
But with changing times, writers feel more attached to quantity over quality. A rat race has engulfed the arena. And authors now run for producing more and newer to beat their peers. They don’t mind whether or not their writing appears beneficial to even a single reader. For them, writing is more like a readymade recipe to serve its customers.
However, despite all these bitter realities, genuine authors still exist.
Their mode of penning words shows how they deliver writing out of passion. They toil hard to craft words with intellect. They even feel the urge to spend sufficient time revising a single piece of writing again and again. The reason, acting behind this urge is that they aim to give birth to a piece of wisdom that can bring visitors without any extra effort.
No specific age limit is necessary to craft a good insight through words. Writing is a process of learning. The more one learns, the more he can enrich his writing potential. Also, waiting to reach a certain age to accumulate experience before starting writing is like living in a fool’s paradise. Yes, penning words need the urge first, not the time.
There is no past, present, or future to write words. It needs the impulse or desire to embrace writing. And if the feeling remains inexperienced, then writing itself molds that unpractised perception into an experienced insight. The writer only needs the confidence that penning sagacity is powerful enough to attract visitors.
He first writes for himself to understand whether his words can appeal to his sense of wisdom. And searching for readers is, for him, a waste of time. Because nobody knows what point when appeals to which reader, and so the feeling of satisfaction should come first from the author’s inner soul. Attaining fondness for one’s own words is much more necessary than making others happy. The true joy comes from effort, not outcome.
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