NJCWG Monthly Meeting
May 5
10 am - 12 pm
Cornerstone Christian Church
in the Barn (second building on the right as you enter)
495 Wyckoff Ave., Wyckoff
A gathering of writers of any genre and experience, and writer wannabes.
Hope to see you Saturday,
Barbara
April's Focus Point:
Clear Answers Require Work
No one around this table will deny writing is work. It may be glamorized as brilliant inspiration flowing from mind, through fingers, to keyboard, and, voila—bestselling pages appear. But we know perspiration is a larger component than inspiration. As I considered 1 Peter 3:15 this week, I found a key reason why we labor over our writing:
Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks
you to give the reason for the hope that you have. (NIV)
Christian writing offers reasons for hope. Our blogs encourage belief, our fiction portrays examples of living life well, our articles encourage readers to draw near to God. In all our writing—whether expository, entertaining, poetic, informative or humorous—Christians offer a path to hope because we know the Source of hope.
The first part of this verse, “Always be prepared to give an answer” is the reason for our endless editing, tedious research, and painful rewriting. We don’t recklessly put words on paper, we labor to make those words understandable and palatable for our readers, presenting clear answers for the hope we have.
Today we will be looking at clunky sentences and overused adjectives. Why? Why spend time doing this? Because we want to write as clearly and concisely as possible, so our words will be readily received.
Take home thought: Preparation is worth the work because it enables us to offer hope to our readers.
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