“Take us there,” my creative writing professor urged me regarding my own writing. This is exactly what excellent writing is supposed to accomplish: placing readers in the story, so the characters’ experience becomes their own. The reader should witness the light in the child’s eyes as he blows out the candles on his birthday cake, presents piled high, the last strains of “Happy Birthday” playing out on friends’ lips. The reader should find themselves sitting beside the mother wailing at the death of her daughter, eyes tear-filled, heart twisted with the knowledge of another’s pain – a life snuffed out before its time. The reader should be walking on a pleasant spring night, in the park, arm-in-arm with their spouse, sweet whispers floating on the breeze.
Go ahead: learn the art. . .
Go ahead: apply the pen. . .
Go ahead: Engage emotion. . .
Take us there.
Composition Craft 