#wednesdaywisdom – it’s all about the connections we make
At the beginning of each semester, I send a welcome email to
my students. I encourage them to send me
a response back. (I offer extra credit. 😊)
A student emailed me… “Hey professor Boone… thank you For
allowing me to be a part of ur daily family… can’t wait to jump right in this
year…”
This truly made my day.
Part of developing
your writing style is developing a family.
First, hone your writing style to be consistent in
everything you write. You want people to
know that it is your writing. Learn how
you write, how you choose words, how you put phrases together, how you craft
sentences, how you shape paragraphs, and how you structure texts. That is important. Work to develop that. Create connections between the texts you
write by using interconnecting ideas, thoughts, words, phrases, people, and
places.
Second, write in a way that your readers feel like you are
talking to them one on one. Make
connections with your readers with the words you write. Draw them into your world with your
words. Create characters that they can
relate to and refer to as family members.
Be an auntie, uncle, or cousin that gives them sound advice when they
read your writing. Craft a bond with
them so that they look forward to reading whatever you write, no matter what it
is.
The Erin Go Bragh Publishing Website says it like this… “Excite
the reader. Energize their mind. Make the Eager to want to pick up your book
by Enriching their lives with the Eloquence of your words.”
And that is what family does…
Brings excitement to dull days.
Give you energy on down days.
Are eager to see you.
Enrich your life with their presence.
Speak words of eloquence just at the right moment.
Remember, part of creating a family is using social media and technology, so learn to use social media and technology to build an online world where your family can keep in touch with you. You never know how a post, tweet, blog, or video may brighten someone’s day.
Kendall Hailey said, “The greatest gift of family life is to
be intimately acquainted with people you might never even introduce yourself
to, had life [writing] not done it for you.”