Let Yourself Write

"What if there were no such thing as a writer? What if everyone simply wrote? What if there were no 'being a real writer' to aspire to? What if writing were simply about the act of writing?"

If only...

Visions of a writer's utopia now dance and twirl in my head as I set out on the next endeavor, so you will have to forgive my naiveté and optimism and maybe even a few clichés.

Initiation: What are your hidden associations with the term “writer”?

1.      Writers are dedicated.

2.      Writers are isolated.

3.      Writers are misunderstood.

4.      Writers are mental.

5.      Writers are generative.

6.      Writers are insightful.

7.      Writers are mythical.

8.      Writers are talented.

9.      Writers are highbrow.

10.  Writers are heard.

Phew! That wasn’t so bad, and only a few have negative connotations. Even those, though, are open to interpretation. I thought, when she said to write these quickly, that my list would slant more toward the negative. Not too shabby if I do say so myself.