What is one of the most important things about writing? You’ve got to enjoy it. What is the point of investing energy, time and your precious tears in something that you just don’t have energy and enthusiasm for? You have to have zeal, be zealous, zealously pursue your writing goals. I think I ran out of zeal derivatives now π
The point is, a reader can tell. A reader can tell if you were bored, if you weren’t all that interested, if you have no passion for the subject or topic. It’s easy to tell. And there are so many other writers out there, one who will have passion for what they are writing, that readers will just go elsewhere, because they will get a better experience.
Of course, not every day has to be a perfect writing day. Dragons know I’ve had days where I sit down and every word is agony, and some days I hate what I’ve written with a passion. It happens.
But underneath that all? I love writing. It’s what keeps me coming back day after day, that I love writing and I want to write, and I love what I write (most of the time).
And that’s it!
26 posts, one month of April flown by. It’s been great, I’ve had so many wonderful visitors, and I have loved visiting other people as well, there are some amazing bloggers out there and I relish this month because I get to meet you.
I hope that people have enjoyed what I’ve been writing, and I hope to keep discovering more blogs next month π
I have enjoyed your posts AN ZEAL is so spot on… we have to love the craft or it shows !!!!!!!! Congrats on finishing A-Z
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Thank you very much! I thought it was a nice simple one to finish on. Thanks for stopping by and reading!
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Congratulations on completing the A to Z blogging challenge!
Donβt forget about the A to Z Reflections post coming up in May.
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Tim Brannan, The Other Side Blog
2015 A to Z of Vampires
http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/
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I shall not forget about reflections, I look forward to it!
Thanks for coming by, and I will have to check out your A to Z vampires!!!
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J here, stopping by from the #atozchallenge – where I am part of Arlee’s A to Z Ambassador Team.
Welcome to “Z-day”! (Time to watch the iZombie television series?)
Hope to see you at the after party. I’m looking forward to when the Reflections Linky List opens on Monday, May 4th.
I’ve followed your listed social media.
That’s so true about a reader being able to tell if you were bored. There’s no substitute for passion!
-J @JLenniDorner
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Thanks for coming by, I look forward to the reflection list. Actually that’s today, I’ll just go do that now I think π
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Very spot on! When a writer loves what they are doing than the magic flows through!
Congrats for reaching the finish line!
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π Thank you! Glad you liked the post.
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Hello PoD and I’m delighted to see how you’ve grown in literary terms since this same even last year. I love your zeal post by the way and that is partly the reason I’m hardly every around – I’m too busy writing.
I intentionally avoided taking part in the A to Z this year because I’ve had so many projects on the go. Two short stories being written with deadlines for charity anthologies, a sequel to one of my novels and occasionally writing passages for two other new titles.
I am in awe of your detailed writing on dragons and I am so tempted to get going on a story that includes them in that world, but I’d have so much to learn.
Keep going from strength to strength my friend, and I promise to keep checking in. x
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Hi Tom!
It’s great to see you here again, I’ve been stopping by your blog, but I can see why posts are sparse on the ground if you’ve got that many projects on the go! I hope they are progressing nicely along for you π
Feel free to ask me any dragon related questions, since I am never going to say no to more dragon literature in the world!
I’ve been having lots of fun this year, and I hope you have been too, it is fantastic to hear from you again.:D
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Well, your zeal for your A to Z series definitely came through! Thanks for a great set of posts, I look forward to reading more. π
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Aww, thanks so much! Thank you for coming on by and reading and commenting and stuff, it really makes me feel great to know that people are liking what I put out there π
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Congratulation in finishing the challenge! I’m catching now up with the old posts! I’ll be back for the rest of the alphabet!!!!
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Excellent, nice to see a new face around, and don’t worry about being late, dragons know I’m going to be doing something similar over the weekend!
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Ahahah! I’ve always said dragons are the best!
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