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Add to FavoritesInsight is an intangible gift. Effort is a more definable, and tangible transaction. It is easy to attribute the more difficult achievement, insight, to greatness in anything, especially writing. But in order to gain great insight, great effort must be made. Insight is the serendipitous event where enlightenment comes from having the prepared and open mind, and it takes a lot of examination, learning, taking in of information and practice to have such a mind.
The great writer may have begun to write later in life, after having been exposed to unusual or grand events in life and in the world, or after the disturbing and arduous process of interviewing those who have done the same. It follows then, that the writer would give the impression of having some unusual, unattainable gift of spark of brilliance, when he or she actually has a significant lifetime of incredible processes.
The great writer may be younger and blessed with a stellar education, unusual experiences in life, or unusual skills or abilities in observing and processing what is going on around him or her. The great young writer may have developed some insights before the writing began, or may develop insight as the writing is re-read, edited and developed.
Insight comes from many processes, including the intuitive process. But insight can come from learning how to develop the intuitive process into a more reliable set of cognitive skills. Also, insight can come from non intuitive processes, such as studying a situation, being closely involved enough to develop deep understandings, clearly identifiable feelings, and far more well developed perceptions than someone who has not had the experience.
A reader who did not directly witness events or complete the detailed study is grateful for the great writing which grabs the heart and mind with clarity and brilliance. But intuitive processes are far easier to use in attributing impossibility to work that anyone and everyone has the native ability and wit to accomplish, given the proper cognitive tools, experience and training.
But the bottom line is that any writer relies on writing ability, storytelling ability, and do it yourself editing abilities to put the whole work of art together and in a form that has a good organization, use of language and flow. In that process, insight happens and the work is re-worked in order to incorporate the new conceptual frameworks, epiphanies, and intellectual breakthroughs that come from the process of translating thoughts and memories into words, music, or any form or symbolic expression.
Doing the art changes the artist, and the changed artist improves the art.
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Insight
Great writers start with an insight then ends up creating a piece out of anything that touches the soul or moves the mind to explain itself. It is the mental energy that serves as the nucleus of a writer's life.
An insightful mind stands above the rest. It sees what is hidden and hears what is unspoken. It is capable of delving into the unknown but surfacing afterwards with wisdom and a mission.
If I must say what weighs heavier in creating words with wisdom and vision, I say it is insightful thinking. If I must need to measure what empowers me to be a writer of my unselfish cause? I say it is my insightful thinking.
Insightful thinking is a must. An insightful mind discusses liberally the issue at hand and encourage thought-provoking responses from the readers.
To be insightful requires a writer to allow his mind to journey into the details of existence, where everything is measured with persistence to understand the opposites from similarities to relay thoughts of substance. Can you see the indispensability of an insightful mind to achieve a writer's mission?
Let us explore where insightful thinking applies. Looking at a war zone where blood was spilled all over the place, an insightful mind can create stories out of such image, for it can react to certain stimuli that others tend to ignore. An analytical mind can review history, derive lessons from the past and apply working principles for the future.
Insightful thinking is freeing and exploring. It does not stop to look at a thing and dismiss it as common, rather it studies every angle, every detail for a writer with such talent could make a masterpiece out of an ordinary interlude with anything that can catch his attention.
For those who want to carve their own niche in the literary world, plunge into your dreams by cultivating your mind. Read the masterpieces of other writers. Look at how they apply their writing style. Enrich your mind with studies and information and if you must quote a great writer, never forget to name the man behind an impressive literary piece. Respect for other writer's works is important for they too invested much of their time and dedication for their respective output.
Always remember to create an article that will spell out your mission. An article has to transmit not only expression of events but must share a moral education.
All your dreams as a writer can come true with an insightful mind. But again let me say this in truth: every dream comes true with insight and persistence.
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