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A writer’s Christmas . . .

 

  
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Writers are mostly dreamers. Some will admit to grandiose goals and others will admit to nothing. The desire to produce something of value usually comes from the heart of a writer and finds common ground throughout the community.

Christmas is celebrated by Christians for the gift of Jesus, given to the world. The world in its coarse and sinful ways fails to understand the motive of this gift and often chooses to mock the beauty of such a perfect offering. We give gifts to share joy, and there is no equivalent to the joy of knowing Jesus Christ.

As a writer, I want to share words to touch lives. Whether or not I achieve that, it is my intention. Words can be gifts. Words can wound, devastate, or demonstrate depravity. Words can encourage, inspire, or strengthen. When words assemble with all of these facets combined to form stories, unique experiences can bring readers to tears, to resolutions, to declarations, to somber or joyful reflections. The power of words orchestrated in stories make for potentially meaningful time spent immersed in what they have to say.

So what would make your writer's Christmas near perfect this year? 

 

Father, we're thankful you gave us Jesus. We're still desperate for you. Desperate for your love, forgiveness, grace, and revelation knowledge. Thank you, Jesus, for it all. The fabulous truth of who you are and what you've done for us is overwhelming. Holy Spirit, thank you for tirelessly talking to lost souls, presenting them with the opportunities to choose Jesus. It's always a choice. Thank you, God, for loving us more than we can comprehend. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

 

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5 responses to “A writer’s Christmas . . .”

  1. BK Jackson Avatar
    BK Jackson

    The written word is so very powerful.
    Of course there is THE Word–no more important set of words to be found anywhere in the world but in the Bible. I try, try, try, to let my enthusiasm encourage junior highers to read it. I keep thinking–if only they would stop letting it go in one ear and out the other–if only they would give it a chance and READ, what a wonderful revelation they would receive!
    Of course none of us mere mortals are ever going to write words that have THAT much power, but we can still do great things. As I look back over the story concepts I have written or have in mind, it keeps revolving around ways to make people dig deeper into themselves, be better, more courageous, more caring than they are. Those are reminders we desperately need in our “it’s all about me!” way of living we’ve become accustomed to.
    Honestly, the greatest gift for me (too late for this Christmas, LOL!) would be to finish one novel that does this. I wouldn’t mind being a one shot wonder if I can walk away from the book completely satisfied that it was the best that I could do and I accomplished my goal.
    The flip side of that of course, is overcoming self-criticism and all those other little unpleasantries that accompany the writing life.
    But God made words critical to me for a reason. I just need to carry it out.

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  2. Brenda Anderson Avatar
    Brenda Anderson

    Well said, Nicole, & ditto what BK said.
    This Christmas, as of this very moment, I would love to have this decision finalized that’s been hanging on for these past couple of weeks. 😉 As with any author, the mantra is “Hurry up and wait.”

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  3. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    Meaningful words, Brenda and Bren.
    Brenda, you’ve finished one novel, right? Maybe not edited to your perfection yet but done, correct?
    Bren, you’ll make the right decision. Your talent is wanted now.

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  4. BK Jackson Avatar
    BK Jackson

    Yeah, I have one finished–the very first one I wrote. And it’s still the one I feel most strongly about even though I’ve sinced finished a first draft of another story.
    But it hasn’t reached deep yet—the potential is there, but I haven’t carved it out yet.

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  5. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    You will, Brenda. You will. Maybe not for awhile as you take your respite from writing, but you’ll get back to it with a flourish. In His time . . .

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