When you write, you take the ball and you hold it up to the light and you turn it slowly, and let people draw their own conclusions. And try to bring empathy to all sides of the equation.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Every time you write anything, at least half your readers are going to disagree with you. A big part of sports writing is how you respond to that tension.
Writing really evokes empathy in a way very few things can do.
Writing is incredibly important to me as a way of handling the world, understanding how it works.
Literature sucks you into another psyche. So the creation of empathy necessarily influences how you'll behave to other people.
Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.
My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and touch their hearts.
My goal is to invite readers to think along with me and draw their own conclusions.
Writing is communication, and you don't know how you're doing until you put it in front of someone else's eyes. You also learn from critiquing other writers' work.
I have a great deal of empathy for anyone who's having a hard time. I believe this ability to see another's viewpoint has served me well as a writer.
Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it.