"I Love to Write Day"(Every Day)

???? As far as I'm concerned, every day is one to celebrate writing...though November 15 is designated (amongst many other great things) as "I Love To Write Day."

When I first posted this article in 2021, I didn't yet know that John Riddle , my bookishly-amazing colleague (author of 37 books) actually created this unique day – 20+ years ago! Read all about it at John's special site –https://ilovetowriteday.com/

Now, he and I both came of age, as writers, in a similar era (e.g., using typewriters). I have such an appreciation for having done it the "traditional" way, while appreciating all the advantages technology offers.

I can look back on a freelance career that includes being a journalist, UK storyteller, copywriter, author, editor, ghostwriter, publicist and more.

And definitely – I can think of many reasons why I love to write, and the results good writing can have. Perhaps they will inspire you to find special writing-reasons within your own life!

???? My "Letters from Winnie" LI series of composite-correspondence examples may show you how seriously and enthusiastically I take that relationship with potential clients, who may need good writing or editing.

The back-and-forth, sometimes hours of it, in talks and emails first, doesn't always result in a job – but my writing muscle gets a good workout –?and I love what I do.

*** You may find that putting a writing project into "letter" form not only helps it come alive, but can provide a great workable structure that also keeps it contained. Many successful books have had letters (and emails, blog posts and even tweets) as the foundation upon which they come to completion. ~ https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/when-email-inspires-books-winnie-czulinski-/

???? My series on the WWII "work worlds" of my father Tadeusz and mother Winifred, allows me (thanks to books, the Internet and my journalist-storytelling inclination) to fill in so many gaps, weave so many threads together, in finding and telling the WWII stories of my soldier father and codebreaker mother.

And it's helped bring me many more LinkedIn friends, many of whom have their own family war stories to tell.

*** The blend of those passionate relatives, research and writing, can bring that story to life. First comes the exploring and investigating – not only within your own personal archives, but in internet resources and books. They can help you create or re-create a long-vanished world, with the power to affect us today.

Odd to immerse yourself in the world of general research to find out more about a personal situation? But you really can find truths and day-to-day details that have a place in your own personal account.

And from that may come the driving inspiration, what you need to not only write...but write with love! - https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/descended-from-documentor-winnie-czulinski-/

?? ?? Hearing a client say, "You are the reason this book has come to life in black and white. And I can not thank you enough." It's a thrill to know my wordsmithing helped a great person on the road to book publication.

I also thrill to memories like the way a "helping" article I wrote for a Canadian women's magazine in the early 1990s went the equivalent of viral in pre-internet days. - https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/fear-hope-huge-response-winnie-czulinski/

*** But whether you may use, or are, a professional writer/editor with a significant project or not, there's no doubt that good writing can lead to great pride and accomplishment.

It can help you get a message across, to craft an appeal, to explore a passion, to create and package a unique body of material, like a book.

Writing well can help you get ahead in your profession, tell that personal story you want to share with the world, or tell people "You are not alone." And that kind of connection is something to love.

???? Writing the book you wish you could find...and what it can lead to. When I did my book, Drone On! The High History of Celtic Music in 2004,?I had a merry time wisecracking my way through 180 pages of manuscript of the world's first humorous book on this subject.

This explosive trivia-tome I eventually did also resulted in many other opps –?like being a regular radio guest/co-host/writer with programs across North America.

*** Welcome new opps and formats in your area of expertise! And as for writing a unique book – get in the habit of exploring the "arena" of published books, through bookstores, libraries, Amazon, etc.

It's important to know what's out there and related to what you're doing – and how yours can shine like a piece of gold within it.

With your own angle, approach, experiences, inclinations and story, overall...find your place in the arena.

???? Writing in a time of great need. The very day after my dear artist/music-industry friend Ken died, I got his address book, and began emailing (and phoning) everyone in it, to let them know. I was in mourning, in shock, devastated – but I was a writer with a job to do.

Heartfelt individual letters?–?to dozens of people ranging from his friends and beloved protégés (musical group) The Rankins ("I am sure he often took you and your music into his dreams with him, as he fell asleep under your picture on the wall every night") – all the way to two women who turned out to be Ken's ex-wife and a niece.

There was some family merriment there, from my tentative "You may not know me, and I'm not sure of your relationship to Ken, but I'm so sorry to tell you..."

???? But I had achieved a purpose –?spread the word of important news –?and it made me (in our mutual sorrow and memories) some new friends and colleagues.

My very love of writing, my lifelong practice of it, my call-to-duty of it, had given me some way I could help the memory of Ken?–?and the people who loved, laughed, worked and argued with him.

*** Perhaps this is some of the most important kind of writing, connecting personally with people. In my instance here, it also opened up some new relationships with people I may have heard of (through Ken) but had never known.

???? There was both comfort and connection, a kind of heartfelt sorrowing-and-loving pen-pal club happening here. And with each bit of writing, we got to know more about each other's world.

*** Find opportunities in writing to reach out to and connect with people in your world. It may be as "simple" as a heartfelt comment on a LinkedIn post, or perhaps a way to help someone whose first language is not English.

The power of words, an email, a letter, a note, is such that they can help change a life, transform a day, bring a smile to a face.

???? Whether in professional or personal life, good writing can make such a difference. Writing is not always easy – but it can be so rewarding. No good writing comes without effort. Good writing is rewriting.

And you may find that the rewards and satisfaction of getting it down on paper or monitor/screen are so great that you, too, are very much part of the "I Love to Write Day" brigade and consciousness.

*** And fortunately on LinkedIn, there are many professionals to help anyone do just that. Ghostwriters, copywriters, editors, book coaches, tutors, authors of how-to-write books...lots of great people who love to write and would love to help you to love to write too!

???? *** And here's another thought, or article: rules, guidelines, pieces of advice, are great, often necessary, and can keep us on the right track.

Still, the way you write your book or other project is, or can be, as individual as you are. And when you find what works for you, you may not be able to help saying "I love to write!"

How some of history's diverse authors have done it: ~ https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/uniquely-doing-book-winnie-czulinski-/

Write on!!

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