D and INSECURE WRITERS SUPPORT GROUP

‘What Are Words?’

D was going to be for DENOUMENT {the conclusion or resolution of a plot} BUT then I was reminded that today is also IWSG. So…although ‘denoument’ is a cool word, (it’s even cool to say) today D will be for Demon  {a supernatural being from various religions, occultisms, literature and folklores that is described as something that is not human and, in ordinary (almost universal) usage, malevolent}

Because I’m a writer and this is A to Z you might figure I would write about the demons that haunt our nightmares. But, because this post is ALSO going to cover my ‘INSECURE WRITERS SUPPORT GROUP’ post, I want to talk about my personal demons or demon. Those things that haunt me in particular.

My biggest personal demon is LOVE. Aha, you say; that’s not a demon. Love should be a good thing. Well, not always. For those of us who believe in love, it can be a terrible demon that haunts our every thought and action. Not the least of which is the written word.

Insecure writers come from insecure people. People who have been betrayed in love, are maybe more insecure than most. Yet the true lover of love, keeps coming back for more, believing beyond hope there is one sincere lover left, who will not betray them. One who will hold their hand in the dark, keep their darkest secrets, protect them at all costs, and return the love in kind. People who truly believe in love, know that it transcends mere romantic love. We know it is more beautiful, durable and tangible than any simple emotion. It is complicated, diverse and surreal. It’s hard to explain and normally comes out of the blue. We’re shocked when we realize what has happened. We’re afraid and often work to push it away, thereby hurting, in terrible terms, that/those which/whom we love.

As writers, we write about it, we write to it, we write it for others, but, especially if it is our personal demon, we are also terrified of it. MY ADVICE, embrace it. Go with it. Let it embrace you. Step out into the dark/on that limb/off a cliff. If for nothing else you will be a better writer. The greater gift is that you will be a better person. I know that I am on both counts, because of love.

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