What is language and how does it relate to your writing?
May 15, 2019A language is a system, which if properly controlled can produce objects called messages. These messages can be used to pass on knowledge. Our definition of knowledge allows us to further define meaning and truth. When we say or write something, we presumably express our knowledge. Semantics is the study of meaning in language. It should not be confused with the general semantics of Alfred Korzybski, which deals with what we know about the world, and how we gain knowledge. When someone tries to draw conclusions about what is true about the world based on what is true about a…
Writing the Truth Will Make You a Better Writer
It’s no surprise that writing is good therapy. It’s a bridge between the writer and his or her emotions. It’s a safe place where we can expose ourselves without recrimination, in turn making sense of those emotions. It’s a way…
The Art of Journaling
This time last year I was on an adventure of a lifetime, the first one that I had taken on my own and it was a given that I take a notebook to write about my experience. My plan was…