The process of writing a book will turn even the most even-tempered person into a literary meglamaniac. You ask yourself all kinds of questions that are fundamental and also, some questions your embarassed even crossed your mind. I write about writing, the process of writing, and thoughts I have as I experience the root concepts behind them. I think I’ve always been a “thinker” about the process of writing and therefore a literary experimentalist. This has lead to a lot of trial and error in my work. The truth is, that when no trial is error in science, because it’s ALL data, and data is what yields results and ultimately the master note on instruction. This goes for coding just as much as writing, and especially the theory of writing for coders.

Some of the questions that come up when you’re creating;

-Will anyone actually read this?

-Does this affect WHAT I write, or the audience to whom I write TO?

Let me just say, if you’re writing to please people, or writing to be able to “book drop” yourself into a conversation, then you’re likely writing for vanity. This is hard to consider if you don’t think you are, which is a scary place to write from because you’re compromising your main narrative or message. Think twice. Post once. Is it good, is it kind? Does this help someone? These are simple questions. I’ve crafted over time to help me keep the main thing, the main thing. As much as I hope to reach the masses or the classes with my audience, I’m really trying to touch both. I think the “classes” as in those who operate within the upper crust of society are constantly trying to be real. While those who are in the “masses” who are the hard-working, law-abiding, good citizens of the state are often just trying to make it to the next paycheck. In my world, these people connect, they “see” each other, as their real-life friends that want to help one another. They are community members and contributors to society that make our lives richer than any actual dollar amount could touch.

That’s why writing to your audience in an open format, like what I’m doing right now, has the most appeal. I WANT to talk to you, and that shoes. Spellcheck that last word, shows, not shoes; the e and the w are close together on the keyboard! Small nuances like this make me continue to try new things to reach my audience. My mistakes are what make me human, it’s the happy accidents in writing that some time build your best most impactful crescendos. You never know what reaches your audience or will touch someones’ heart. This is the theme that brings us all together and makes for a mark on people’s lives, THAT is impact.