Fierce on the Page Community:
Write Your Manifesto
Today, I see my writing and teaching identity like this:
Stories are the currency of life and business. The stories we tell have the power to shape thought, feelings, choices, and lives. I use the written word to help people fulfill goals, make discoveries, and expand their sense of possibility, so that we all can write better and live better.
I call this my writing manifesto. It’s a distillation of what I believe about writing, what I value, and why I write. In chapter 55 of Fierce on the Page, I offer some quick instructions for writing yours.
Now, I invite you to share your manifesto here—for all of the fierce writers and readers to see.
Declaring who you are as a writer is alchemical. Knowing where you’re headed and what makes your engine go can make you unstoppable.
I’d be honored to be your witness.
6 Comments on “Write Your Manifesto”
My first draft:
I use words to create beauty for myself and others, to express our shared human condition in a way that helps us on our journeys, and to more deeply experience my life.
Thanks so much for sharing your manifesto, Lyn! I am grateful for your commitment to beauty!!
So am I the first to write here? Or where can we see other comments?
You are the first, Lyn!
This is the unedited thought that sprung into my mind about writing:
1. Writing is liberating and empowering.
2. Writing makes me think about everything in a more structured, explorative manner.
3. I would hope my writing will help make the world a better place, no matter how small my contribution.
Amen! So great to witness your unedited manifesto, Peter!