THERESA W

The foregoing quote spoke to me the first time I read it and it has become my anthem. I believe writing is a labor of love. This is my perception and I own it, fearlessly. Patience, skill, a substantial and continuously expanding vocabulary, fecundity, self-confidence, enthusiasm, and deep desire are required to efficaciously express, in writing, what's in the head and the heart. An eye and an ear for the flow of words distinguishes the truly gifted from the wannabes. Soaring text energizes the senses, engages imaginations, enriches lives, inspires, informs, entertains, edifies, and uplifts. Writing purposefully is an act of defiance. Giving voice to thoughts, feelings, ideas, and perspectives in a compelling, persuasive, graceful, eloquent, and memorable way requires focus, vision, tenacity, perspicacity, and ability. Reliance on technology creates a mind-numbing dependence which insinuates itself into the subconscious with the insidiousness of a virus and the stubbornness of a..