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A Call To Writers Everywhere–The Power Of Writing In A World On Fire
It’s not idealism to say that writers run the modern world. We need to take that power and use it like never before.
For all our touting of phrases like “the pen is mightier than the sword,” or “stories move us all,” many day-to-day writers hardly consider the possibility that they––that you––have real, tangible power over the world.
To this, I say: Who the f*** else can reach thousands of people in digital seconds on a daily basis?
The word is humanity’s only enduring way to share, connect, divide, influence, and act on a collective basis. And the most powerful form the word can take is still and has been for millennia the written word.
Video content relies on the writers who script it and make sure it captures the attention of potential viewers. Armies move because someone wrote the guidelines, communication protocols, and strategy manuals they depend on.
Politicians influence people for good or ill because of well-crafted speeches and carefully written talking points, and people access or lose access to accurate information based on the skill and determination of countless writers.
