12/30/2014 12:04
The quick red fox jumps over the lazy brown dog. Why? Because he has
to. The dog is laying in the middle of the path down which the fox was wont to
go. This is just as practical as answering the question, "Why did the
chicken cross the road?" Because it wanted to do so. It had a need. Chicken feed was on sale on the
opposite side of the road. Sadly, for the chicken, it was a ruse to tempt
chickens to cross so they might end up as road kill dinners for the homeless
group that was feigning the sale of cheaper feed.
Why type such a simplistic sentence as "the quick red fox jumps
over the lazy brown dog"? Because it causes the typist to use every letter
of our twenty-six-letter alphabet. This is good practice for finger memory and
allows the diligent typist to increase their ability to type with greater
accuracy and increased speed. Those of us who do type desire greater accuracy
and we wish to be able to type as fast as we can think or dream.
Writers are dreamers, visionaries who are compelled to share their insight,
humor, dreams and visions with others through the medium of the written word.
Writers paint pictures in the minds of their readers. The wonder of this is
because once a painter has painted their work of art it is static in terms of
interpretation. Now, I am not speaking of abstract art, but of the more formal
displays where an artist interprets a scene, a building, or a piece of fruit
and shares this perspective with the world. The beauty of painting pictures
within the minds of a reader is that each individual reader will take the words
written and paint the scene or building or fruit into an image unique to them
and their perspective. This is why fictional characters or even those of
ancient times where we have few if any pictures are illustrated so vastly
different depending upon the artist. More so the visionary impressions within
the mind of those who read such stories about these characters.
I find that seeking to paint images within the minds of my readers is
quite rewarding and worth the effort to do so. I seek to craft entertainment or
education with the greatest respect for my audience. If someone is going to
sacrifice precious moments of their life for my sake, I wish to make that
sacrifice as pleasant an outing as I am able to craft.
It is my wish for this upcoming year that writers everywhere find
their respective audiences and that their audiences respect them as authors.
That said, God bless you all and Happy New Year 2015!