It Doesn't Matter Anymore

It Doesn't Matter Anymore     Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there is Peter here again from Writer's life and today we asked the question does writing matter anymore anyone with a Facebook account will notice that more and more videos have been popping up on their newsfeed newspaper subscriptions are steadily declining and Yugi continues to add viewer numbers all this signals our shift from the written word to the spoken word even in school the last bastion of writing teachers are assigning video making instead of essay writing the logic is that some writing has to have been done prior to the words being spoken but is it really the same as written assignment and yet despite the prevalence of video / letters people still gravitate towards writing and for those wondering if writing matters anymore I would argue that yes it does writing is about both the writer and the reader while the goal of writing can be for someone to read it and hopefully appreciate it another goal of writing can be of a more personal nature writing involves taking our thoughts organizing them and setting them down it is a complex process that often does not get easier the more it's practiced writing is often very personal and not meant for anyone else's eyes the diary is a perfect example of this how many children crafted their thoughts into notebooks and then skillfully hid them from prying eyes writing matters because it gives a silent voice to the thoughts hopes and fears that we all have without writing our thoughts can remain jumbled without writing our hopes can remain unfulfilled without writing our fears can remain found rising also matters when it becomes public instead of private writing is different than video in that it is much easier to reread stop or even skip ahead yes video has these functions too but it takes effort and sometimes that effort can impede our actions with writing the reader is in charge of the pace writing therefore Foster's our relationship between the words and the reader something that can be truly intimate so writing still matters we may live in the digital age but there's still a place for writing and as long as writers continue their craft whether private or public writing will continue to matter and don't forget if he's struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination and get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to   http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more my name is Peter and I'll see you next time