The Write Life :: article #14

I Declare!

Envisioning Your Writing Future

By Shon Bacon

As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations, before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were - Romans 4:17


"Like God, you have the authority and ability to call things that be not as though they were. If you can see it, you can change it by boldly declaring what you desire to see. Release the Word of faith and what you can see will change" -- taken from Dr. Creflo Dollar's website.



There is a first time for everything, isn't there?  I've never started a column of THE WRITING LIFE with scripture, but it feels appropriate for this short and sweet column.

Sit and think about your DREAM writing life.  What does it entail?  Do you spend vast parts of your days writing and taking trips and spending time in the library to research and experience the world to which you will write about?  Are you a novelist?  An essayist?  A poet?  A screenwriter?  All of the above?

What do you SEE?  And just as important:  what do you WANT?

It's not good enough to simply have these visions and wants locked inside your mind.  You need to DECLARE them - to yourself and to others.

When we declare, we 

1.  make known or state clearly, esp. in explicit or formal terms;
2.  announce officially; proclaim: to declare a state of emergency;
3.  state emphatically: He declared that the allegation was a lie;
4.  manifest; reveal; show ("Declare" - dictionary.com)

Take out a sheet of paper, and number it from 1 to 5 - for starters (you may have more than five declarations, but let's start here).

After each number, write "I".

Each of these "Is" will begin a declarative statement about YOU and your WRITING DESIRES.

Some of us may think it's not very humble of us to go off declaring all over the place, but God wants us to prosper and prosper abundantly.  You're not tooting your horn (though it's okay to do that, too, in moderation); you're simply affirming what you KNOW to be TRUE.

Here are mine...

I see my writing moving into many arenas, and as a result, I declare:

1) I will be a paid screenwriter - who is in demand.
2) I will be a paid non-fiction/fiction inspirational author.
3) I will be a paid fiction author of various genres, of which many of these novels will be developed into screenplays and sold.
4) I will teach either part-time or not at all because writing will be the means to which I can live comfortably and debt-free on earth.

Once you have written your declarations and have announced them, then you must plan to achieve them.  What are you going to DO, what ACTION are you going to put into motion so that you can realize your declarations?

Nothing comes to fruition without a declaration of it and then a plan to obtain it.  Having these two things will practically guarantee your literary success.

What are YOUR writing declarations?  

I'd love to hear from you, so let me know!  E-mail me and share your declarations TODAY!

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