You’re on staff, so you’re also a writer. You pull out a pen or a laptop and compose prayer letters, eMails, thank you notes, blog posts, Bible studies, books, and more. Your writing in any of these ways is a ministry to others.
Whether or not you enjoy writing, do you take any time to improve your writing? Good word choices, proper punctuation, and accurate spelling all add credibility to your writing, while a dash of spice in your writing invites others to continue reading. In her delightful way, Heather Holleman offered us five tricks for adding spice to our writing in How to Write with Flair:
Eliminate feeble verbs… These verbs don’t show anything happening. Use exciting verbs. I love verbs like grapple and fritter. Grapple with strong verbs to fritter away the feeble ones.
(After this great advice, I better examine my verbs on this post!)
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Sometimes I’m not sure what I want to write about, or if what I write will really make a difference. During these periods I’m learning a simple lesson: Write anyway.