The Writing Space Philosophy
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by joanna in News, Writing
A poem to illuminate the Writing Space philosophy, first shared at Confident Writing.
An ABC of Confident Writing
A is for audacity, for attention, and remembering to focus it
B is for belief that your words count
C is for clarity, and courage, and confidence
D is for go on, I dare you
E is for essence, the bones of your writing
F is for fear and walking on past it
G is for gratitude and what happens when you write it
H is for heart and the hero’s journey
I is for intention: the fuel of the fire
J is for the journey your writing will take you on
K is for kindness, the core of confidence,
L is for lists and the words that flow from using them
M is for your muse, and remembering to thank her
N is for now, no better time to write
O is for ownership, fully present in your words
P is for power and for purpose, for what writing makes possible
Q is for questions that open up change
R is for rhythm, the flow of your words, it’s for rules and regulations, and knowing when to break them
S is for simplicity and singing your song
T is for trusting in the power of your words
U is for unstoppable, what happens once you start
V is for voice, and knowing how to find it
W is for words, the currency of stories
X is for extra, what you add to the page
Y is for yes, and the courage to say it
Z is for zest, for zing and pizzazz, it’s for zip, and zap, and zigzagging lines, it’s for zinging and zooming and zany old poems
It’s for endings, and last lines, and knowing when to stop.
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I’m including the audio version too, so you get a chance to hear my voice before you meet me 
