What Does Passionate about Your Writing Mean?

by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills

The writing community is filled with people who are passionate about creating manuscripts that brighten and satisfy a reader’s life. Writers, whose hearts and minds are focused on their calling, have passion for every step in the literary process. These writers are determined to have their work read and appreciated and are unhindered by laboring hours over their craft.

Passionate is often tossed into our vocabulary with distinct and varied meanings:

• “I’m so passionate about my coffee.”
• “I’m so passionate about the color blue.”
• “I’m so passionate about our vacation.”
• “I’m passionate about gardening.”
• “I’m passionate about our remodeling project.”
• “I’m passionate about God.”

What does, “I’m passionate about writing” mean to you?

The Oxford Dictionary defines passionate as: “showing or caused by strong feelings or a strong belief.” 

Writers who have strong feelings about writing:

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• Believe writing is a calling, not a hobby or a job.

• Experience excitement about a creative project.

• Dream about what they are writing, either a topic or a story.

• Practice writing techniques with diligence. 

• Realize writing improves mental, physical, and spiritual well-being through expression.

• Embrace a love of words. 

• Make sense of the world by writing thoughts and feelings.

• Find relief from stress and the pressures of the world.

• Seek satisfaction in the inner longing of their souls.

• Understand it’s a method of self-care and expression.

• Expect a lengthy process to learn, write, edit, pray, and repeat.

• Have a strong conviction about being a part of a large conversation that explores the meaning of life, culture, faith, and society.

• Write so others can live vicariously through a writer’s life experiences and emotions.

We work alone yet in a community of commitment. Over the years, I’ve collected many quotes reflecting that I’m one of the writers in this treasured conversation.

Quotes that embrace a passionate writer.

“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”

—William Wordsworth

“The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.”

—Maya Angelou

“A word after a word after a word is power.”

―Margaret Atwood

“Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.”

—Ray Bradbury

“If a story is in you, it has to come out.”

—William Faulkner

A few of my quotes that express how I feel about writing.

“Knowledge of the craft doesn’t feed anyone until the writer plants the seed.”

—DiAnn Mills

“Writing helps us identify and process the emotions we often deny.”

—DiAnn Mills

“Don’t be afraid to tackle the tough issues with grace and truth in the pages of a great story.”

—DiAnn Mills

“A novel is a living breathing organism. It has the power to entertain, shape, and inspire lives, but a Christian novel does even more. It’s a seed planter to grow believers into the kingdom of God.”

—DiAnn Mills

Are you passionate about your writing? Please share in the comments below.

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DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She creates action-packed, suspense-filled novels to thrill readers. Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists; won two Christy Awards; and been finalists for the RITA, Daphne Du Maurier, Inspirational Readers’ Choice, and Carol award contests. 

She is the former director of the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference, Mountainside Marketing Retreat, and Mountainside Novelist Retreat with social media specialist Edie Melson. Connect here: DIANNMILLS.COM