Just got back from League of Utah Writer's Conference.
Gerald Lund conducted a workshop on writing. It was fun to listen to him talk
about writing. He loves this quote:
Only half of genius
is intelligence. The other half is harness. Will Rogers
In other words, we need to get to work. He is a great
example of productive writing. He has written lots of books! The Work and the
Glory series and the Kingdom and the Crown series are both wonderful.
(I'm just going to give you my notes.) His lecture included
the three E's of writing: Excellence, Edification, and Entertainment
There are two parts of ourselves that we as writers work
with: The Mind and The Heart
The mind is
rational, thinks in a linear fashion, looks at things sequentially, can
discipline us to get our work done, is good at analyzing things, and can be
filled with understanding.
In contrast, the heart
is intuitive, finds the universal truths of life, understands the simultaneous
process of things, can be very spontaneous, is able to synthesize, and find meaning
of life.
What wonderful gifts we have because of our minds and our
hearts.
As I write from now on, I will think of the qualities that
my mind brings to my writing and the traits my heart brings also. When we use
both, we have a balanced equation.
Go to your local writing conferences. They are wonderful!
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