One of the perks of the public relations & marketing industry is that learning is part of the job -unlike the crossword puzzle one shoves under their desk when the boss walks by. Writing Coach Rochelle Melander is my go-to-guru for working on my writing and she constantly reminds me that I am passionate about writing and how to keep the passion going and gives me a hearty laugh most days. See her recent writing prompt, Fun With Creches – I’m still laughing and sharing it with friends.
Enjoys today’s guest post from Rochelle.
Follow Your Passion
By Rochelle Melander
Writing isn’t generally a lucrative source of income; only a few, exceptional writers reach the income levels associated with the best-sellers. Rather, most of us write because we can make a modest living, or even supplement our day jobs, doing something about which we feel passionately. Even at the worst of times, when nothing goes right, when the prose is clumsy and the ideas feel stale, at least we’re doing something that we genuinely love. There’s no other reason to work this hard, except that love. —Melissa Scott
Two years ago, my son introduced me to the guitarist and
composer Eric Johnson. Over the winter holiday, I watched
my 15-year-old son practice Eric Johnson’s piece, Cliffs of Dover,
on his electric guitar. Mornings, afternoons and evenings, he’d
rehearse the piece, working through the difficult passages
until he got them down.
Watching my son practice, I was impressed by the passion he brought to his music. Several years ago, when I was overwhelmed by work and not feeling terribly excited by any of it, my coach Carol Gerrish asked me, “If your business was destroyed by fire, what pieces of it would you want to include when you rebuilt it?”
That question has inspired me for years.
In this New Year, I am asking myself a similar question: “If a fire
destroyed all of your writing and you had to start over, what would
you write?” This year, dear readers, I am working hard to reconnect
with some of the writing I am most passionate about but have had
little time to do. For me, that means working on my book projects
for children.
What about you? What projects are you passionate enough to give
up a holiday vacation to work on? What project wakes you up in
the morning and keeps you up at night? What project excites you
so much that you can hardly help but talk about it? Put your energy
behind your passion—and it will keep you engaged!
Rochelle Melander, the Write Now! Coach, is the author of 10 books, a certified professional coach, and a popular speaker. Write-A-Thon: Write Your Book in 26 Days (And Live to Tell About It) is the 10th book authored by Melander who teaches professionals how to write fast, get published, establish credibility, and navigate the new world of social media. In 2006, Rochelle founded Dream Keepers Writing Group, a program that teaches writing to at-risk tweens and teens. Get your free subscription to her Write Now! Tips Ezine at http://www.writenowcoach.com and sign up to be a member of her Write Now! Mastermind class for professionals at http://www.writenowmastermind.com
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