A few authors have told me they’re struggling to\u00a0keep up with all the information I’m sharing here, so I’m going to slow it down this week.<\/p>\n

Let’s get inspirational and aspirational instead of instructional.<\/p>\n

The topic is how much words matter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As Nathaniel Hawthorne said, \u201cWords – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Do words matter when you<\/em> write?<\/h3>\n

This Hawthorne quote represents what I aspire to as a writer. I want to be someone who knows how to combine words in a way that makes a difference.<\/p>\n

Whether it’s on this blog, or in the book I’m writing, or in articles I write for clients, I work to combine words in a way that communicates clearly, effectively, and accurately.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I write to move people.\u00a0More often than not, though, I write to inform or to teach or to enlighten. If I don’t use my\u00a0words effectively, I won’t\u00a0achieve my goal.<\/p>\n

What about you? What do you want your words to do?<\/p>\n

Here’s to all of you unleashing the power of words in your books.<\/p>\n

What is your goal as you put words together for your book? Please share it in a comment so you inspire the rest of us.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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A few authors have told me they’re struggling to\u00a0keep up with all the information I’m sharing here, so I’m going to slow it down this week.<\/p>\n

Let’s get inspirational and aspirational instead of instructional.<\/p>\n

The topic is how much words matter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As Nathaniel Hawthorne said, \u201cWords – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[178,678,821],"class_list":["post-9337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tactics","tag-image-quote","tag-inspiration","tag-words"],"yoast_head":"\n