As stated before, writing is an act of faith…faith that your words will impact a reader.
But I have to remind myself to have faith that the words can impact the writer as well.
Goodwill words…starting the year on a ‘good note’
Category Archives: AOK Writing
Writing to Help Others
And the item inspiring this post…
Here’s hoping the holiday season [despite the weirdness and reduced connections with others] is yielding a few realizations of life’s other fortunes.
This December sunrise, for instance.
Or this towering reminder of the season.
More ‘goodwill words’ for loveforourelders.org folks
It’s as if I’m getting to know the recipients.
In reality, though, I don’t know where these are sent.
But I’ve always trusted Love for Our Elders to find those deserving people.
A favorite destination of the AOK Writing Project
More on the AOK Writing Project:
- You will have an authentic audience for your writing.
- With fewer volunteer opportunities due to the pandemic, you can ‘do good’ from the comfort of your home.
- You can join a community of like-minded writers.
- You might/will learn a few tech tricks to doll up your work.
- Your creative impulses will be strongly encouraged.
- You can choose to contribute some/all of your work and experience and ideas to a digital gathering place and to collaborative pieces. [A mosaic or collage of excerpts, for example.]
Let me know below if you’re interested in the free mini-course.
A new project: AOK Writing
Believe it or not–before the pandemic even started–I pitched my ‘Act Of Kindness Writing’ idea to the local community college.
And then came mid-March.
And then came a July email from the college’s community education folks.
They were interested.
Here’s a 50-second video pitch they asked me to produce.
And then, even though I’m a little slow on the uptake, I decided…
Why not create a version
to test the project’s appeal and value to others?
And then I decided to stop opening paragraphs with ‘And then…’
More on the project:
- You will have an authentic audience for your writing.
- With fewer volunteer opportunities due to the pandemic, you can ‘do good’ from the comfort of your home.
- You can join a community of like-minded writers.
- You might/will learn a few tech tricks to doll up your work.
- Your creative impulses will be strongly encouraged.
- You can choose to contribute some/all of your work and experience and ideas to a digital gathering place and to collaborative pieces. [A mosaic or collage of excerpts, for example.]
Let me know below if you’re interested in the free mini-course.
Word Inventions 