Tuesday, February 5, 2013

I'm Nobody! Who Are You?

Writers are gods. Creating worlds. Breathing life into characters. Killing them off when we decide their time is up. Is it any wonder, then, that some of the writers I meet have a pride the size of New York City?

A large ego, however, is usually a sign of a writer who's not been at it too long. Eventually, one of two things will happen. Either they'll take enough hits to get whacked down to size, which is a good and necessary process.


Or they'll quit. Writing, that is. Their pride will continue to balloon.

Writing has a way of sifting through a person, paring them down to the barest essence. A true author at heart not only lives through the experience, but grows in character...just like one of the fictional beings they create.

Who doesn't think God has a sense of humor?

4 comments:

chaplaindebbie said...

Oh, I definitely believe God has a sense of humor. He also has a cut off point, where He says ENOUGH! A simple story can start off with some light,funny scenes, but then can take a turn for the worst and get into graphic dark humor. God is all about Light Humor....not Dark Humor.
So, how's your computer?

Michelle Griep said...

Great point. God does have a cut off point, so we should seek His grace while grace can still be found, eh?

Got my computer back yesterday. $209 and it seems to be working just fine. Plus, I didn't lose anything. Thanks be to God!

chaplaindebbie said...

Great news about your computer! Now, just keep those liquids away from it. :)

Michelle Griep said...

I'm taking those words of wisdom to heart, girlfriend!

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