Millions
of people every year seek refuge from the perils of the world by writing. But does our nation or the world really
understand and appreciate the life and existence of the writer? All writers matter!
Writers
should be seen as heroes, entertainers, philosophers, and record-keepers. They inspire others and challenge the norms.
They make us think and put things in perspective. They lead our thoughts and champion the
truth. They do so much for society – but
are writers valued? All writers matter!
Certainly
if we’re talking about compensation and money, most writers do not earn their
worth. They contribute far more than
they are paid. Studies have shown that
most writers earn below the poverty level.
It’s very hard to be a full-time writer unless someone else is paying
the bills – a spouse, parent, sponsor. Poets,
essayists, journalists, authors, bloggers and other writers contribute so much
to a world that gives back so little when you look at dollars and cents. All writers matter!
For
some writers, they risk their life or freedom to practice their craft. Even in America, writers act under the risk
of lawsuits or being blacklisted by potential employers if they “write the
wrong thing.” Censorship and book bans make free speech tricky for many
writers. All writers matter!
The
lifestyle of many writers is atrocious.
Just sitting all of the time and reading, writing, researching, and
editing makes for an unhealthy, sedentary life that takes years off of your
lifespan. Throw in the abuse of addiction
– alcohol/drugs, a bad habit - smoking/insomnia, and poor eating habits and the
writer is slowly killing himself. All
writers matter!
Writers
have to weather a ton of criticism, from the media and book reviewers to
politicians who disagree with them, to judgmental readers on social media. They often need the blessing of an editor or
a book publishing acquisition editor in order to proceed. Writers are challenged, critiqued, even
bullied. All writers matter!
Many people are relationship-challenged and the writer
appears to have more than his/her fair share of stunted relationships. No one fully understands the writer -- not even
the writer. All writers matter!
The writer can be gifted. He or she is open-minded, emotionally-raw, and above-average intellectually. But because he can see what others can’t or won’t, it becomes a burden. It’s hard to confront the truth so often, so fully head on. All writers matter.
Many
writers suffer from depression or are mentally injured by a past experience. It’s from this angst and turmoil that writers
get their inspiration. But they are
damaged, almost incapacitated and crippled by all that swirls in their head. They seek therapeutic help in their
writing. Writing becomes their safety
zone, a place where the gifted and even spiritual can find solace to work out
life’s traumas, shortfalls, losses, and ugliness. Writers suffer for their craft. All writers
matter!
Writers
look where others won’t. They ask
questions few others dare to. They
analyze and theorize. They fantasize and
try out different paths until they arrive at the unvarnished truth or create an
alternative one that helps bring about a better world. They are forced to look at the darkness
without a flashlight. They are
overwhelmed by the cruelty and emptiness of humanity, but they strive to make
sense of it and give strength to the helpless, empowerment to the hopeless, and
vision to the blind. All writers matter!
Some
writers will go through a war zone to get a story. They’ll challenge authority and risk death,
injury, jail, or job loss. They will
risk their sanity, long-term health, relationships, wallets, and soul to pursue
a good story and to write about it in a way that creates justice or love or
laughter. Writers, they try so hard to
produce so little, but they are the true leaders and stars of our
generation. All writers matter!
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