{"id":3,"date":"2008-08-01T16:58:36","date_gmt":"2008-08-01T22:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=3"},"modified":"2008-08-28T10:14:14","modified_gmt":"2008-08-28T16:14:14","slug":"passion-for-writing-identify-your-passions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/01\/passion-for-writing-identify-your-passions\/","title":{"rendered":"Passion for Writing: Identify Your Passions"},"content":{"rendered":"

What gets you up in the morning? What keeps you going during the day?<\/span><\/p>\n

List everything including writing. Finish these phrases: \u201cI love \u2026\u201d or \u201cI can\u2019t absolutely live without\u2026\u201d or \u201cWhat excites me the most is\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Now specify what kind of writing (genre and form) you love. How does it drive you wild?! Is that what you\u2019re writing today? If so, and you\u2019re writing what you\u2019re absolutely passionate about, bravo! Why do you love it? Count the ways. Be specific in your reply, be revealing, and tell yourself something you\u2019ve never acknowledged before. If not, why not? List all your reasons: practical, silly, emotional, bizarre.<\/p>\n

Either way, read on to find ways to rouse your zest for what you\u2019re writing, or to find a way to write what you really want to be writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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