Don'T Talk About It - Write About It

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Author's Note: This narrative poem is from my 2018 poetry archive. The subject and theme for this particular poem speaks for itself. (Gary Bateman - May 27, 2020)

Don’t Talk About It—Write About It

As a writer and a poet, sometimes people ask me how I
do, what I do, every day as I research themes and topics
for poems or prose works that I want to write about and 
develop for potential publication in the future.

The “how I do” and the “what I do” with regard to my
everyday writing on any given theme or group of themes
are predicated on the active notion that I don’t, as a rule,
talk idly about people, topics or themes per se, rather I go
ahead and focus exactly on a certain theme or subject of 
interest, and then I begin to write about it. 

What’s the magic formula for doing all of this research
and active committed work associated with professional
writing? The answer can be summarized in two words:
Hard Work! If one is not willing to engage and to put the
effort and work into any certain writing endeavor, a true
quality writing product won’t be the result.

I write because I enjoy writing very much. Poetry is the
one literary undertaking that I like to do the most. I find
often that writing poetry has helped me to focus, and then
to write on given ideas, topics or themes more succinctly.
When a person sees a book of poetry that has, for example,
200 poems listed in it, just think of each poem, in essence,
as its very own story.

Concerning the infamous “Writer’s Block” syndrome, all
I can say is that a writer or any aspiring writer just needs
to keep working away at their various writing efforts and
never give up. Having the requisite skills and talent to be
an effective and interesting writer, poet, or novelist are a
given. Yet, one also needs a high degree of raw moxie and
a measure of commitment and steadfastness too, in order
to see any writing venture or product to its end point, and
especially toward eventual publication.

My final closing thought concerning the writing of poetry
and prose, and any other literary endeavors, in general, is:
Don’t Talk About It—Write About It!
    
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
December 31, 2018 (Narrative)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 6/27/2020 2:31:00 PM
You said it all with, "I write because I enjoy writing very much." I think that goes for all writers. It is a love for pen, paper and words. Enjoy your weekend.....
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Date: 2/19/2022 10:06:00 PM
Hello Paula, I just now noticed your comment here from June 27, 2020 on this particular narrative poem that I had posted at the close of 2018. Your comments perfectly echo my thoughts about "Don't Talk About It - Write About It." Always a true pleasure to hear from you!! Cheers and Best Wishes, Gary
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