It has been said that all we have to do is to ask and it will be given. I think on the base, that is true - but you must also do your part. You must ask for what is right within you, you must believe you are deserving and worthy of what you have asked and when you receive it you must be willing to do so.
Your actions must follow what your words and thoughts are - or else you create confusion. The world as a whole cannot tell the difference between thought and action so will act on whatever is most prevalent. Do not dispair because there is always time to change your thoughts, to clarify what is important. The same goes with your writing. You must be clear on the direction you are heading or at some point it will all fall off the map.
Sometimes free thought writing is a good thing to see what else is going on in your mind, but once you have another direction, that is what you must focus on. Not being clear will create disharmony in your story, its characters and will not make you or your readers feel good. Your words will betray this confusion and will be transferred to those reading.
Be clear in your intention and the integrity of your people and the direction they are heading and your story will follow. Your reader will be able to settle into the world you are creating and be absorbed by its characters and ultimately take part in whatever they are experiencing.
As a writer you need to believe you can create this sort of all encompassing experience and then do everything you can to do so. Then you must be willing to receive the experience in whatever form it arrives. Just as your reader will.
If you can sit with your eyes closed and feel the story, feel the way you want your readers to react, then you can write it. It might just make all the difference in the world...
Photo credit: Istanbul Sunset by Atilla1000 http://www.flickr.com/photos/atillavibes/2647094390/
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