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V is for Various Words

April 25, 2016 By Jessica Ferguson 6 Comments

VOur 2016 A to Z Challenge is almost over. It went fast. Today our letter is V. I decided to have some fun with various V words.

For instance, I can’t get the word vitamin out of my head. I keep thinking about how there are so many nutrients the body needs—whether we get those nutrients from vitamins or natural foods. So it is with our writing: we need instruction, feedback, brainstorming and encouragement from other writers and if we don’t get those things, it’s akin to deficiencies and can produce specific disorders. We writers like to say we’re lonely but friendships abound—online and off. If we’re venturing through the writing and publishing world alone, something’s wrong somewhere.

There’s also the word village. I’m not completely on board with “it takes a village to raise a child” unless it’s a healthy village that consists of parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. However, writers are a little different. We need our village of friends, encouragers, promoters, beta readers and more. And it, too, needs to be a healthy village—no negativity or jealousy.

I hope we’re all lucky enough to have a few veteran writers walk through the valleys with us. They know how to keep us on track because they’ve been in the valleys too. They can remind us to hang on to our vision. If we receive affirming vibes from authors we respect and admire, the variety and volume of work we turn out is tremendous. There’s no room for villains in our line of work—but we have fun writing them!

This was a fun post, but serious too. It made me think about you, my visitors. If I could give each of you gifts today, they would be validation that you’re a writer and victory over all the negatives in  your life.

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Filed Under: A to Z 2016 Tagged With: Validation, Village, Vision

Comments

  1. Ryan Carty says

    April 26, 2016 at 6:26 pm

    I really liked that post, especially the last paragraph. I needed some external validation today. Thanks, very, very much.

    Reply
    • Jessica Ferguson says

      April 26, 2016 at 9:41 pm

      Ryan, anytime you want some encouragement, just email me. Thanks for popping in.

      Reply
  2. Patricia says

    April 26, 2016 at 9:35 pm

    I like your post. I love words, what they mean and how we use them. Great way to answer the challenge for V.

    Reply
    • Jessica Ferguson says

      April 26, 2016 at 9:42 pm

      Thanks, Patricia! I feel like I learn a lot through this A to Z Challenge. 🙂 And I can tell by your posts that you really do love words.

      Reply
  3. Michelle Wallace says

    April 27, 2016 at 7:49 am

    I’m a logophile! I LOVE words and learning new words.
    Words have feel…sound…nuance…texture…
    I love the many facets of words ~ the push and pull…the ebb and flow…the literal and figurative…the foreign and familiar…clarity and ambiguity…evocative and provocative…
    Writer In Transit

    Reply
    • Jessica Ferguson says

      April 27, 2016 at 9:06 am

      Michelle, nice! 🙂

      Reply

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