Okay, here's the deal. When did people become "that" instead of "who?" I hear this on the radio on the TV ( and shouldn't news reporters know better )? and unless my memory is wrong, have even read it in places. Why? How hard is it to remember that people require a "who"? And here's another--myself instead of me. My boss did this all this time and it drove me crazy. Are we so afraid to be in the spotlight that we have to say, "So-and-so and myself did such-and-so?"
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Thoughts on Why I Write by J.Q. Rose
I’ve been writing non-fiction articles since 1996 and mystery novels since 2006. Sometimes when stories aren't flowing onto the keyboard, I wonder why I write.
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| Ready to write! Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay |
When I wrote non-fiction articles, I really enjoyed meeting the folks I interviewed or delving into the story of a business or place to visit. I wrote for me in a sense of learning about new places and great personalities I met along the way. Yes, I wanted to inform, educate, and entertain readers with my stories and derived satisfaction when my articles really helped the reader.
When I began writing fictional stories, it definitely was fun for me to escape the real world and develop characters and their situations to amuse myself. I delighted in posing the question “what-if” as I expounded on the plight of the beleaguered characters. Chasing down all possibilities and pushing them further was like a game. But the most challenging part of the game was trying to wind up all the loose ends to make sense of the story. I relished discovering the ways to use my wits to win the game. I hoped the reader would play along with me.
About two years ago we attended a concert by Joseph Martin, a master pianist and composer of sacred music. When he played the piano, the music was so beautiful, tears surprised my eyes. Emotions of joy, inspiration, power, thankfulness filled the night as Mr. Martin shared his mastery of the piano and his anthems sung by our church choir. One selection after another fed my heart. What a gift he had for blessing others with his music.
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| The grand piano played only the way Joseph Martin can! Photo courtesy of freedigitalphotos.com by nuchylee |
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