When I take away all the hype – the promotion, the share tools, the photos. When I pull back from thinking about markets and followers and the genre into which some publishing assistant somewhere will forever slot my book in the midst of a few minutes thought. When I step down from all the shouting and sharing. . . . I want my words to sound like this.
Trust me when I say this video is worth your time.
I want it to be my words that matter. I want them to be what curves tendrils around hearts, what tugs new thoughts, what pushes with gentle strength against limited visions.
I want them to haunt . . . linger . . . echo, like Marvin Gaye’s voice.
That’s something for which to aspire . . . not numbers or sales, not RTs or shares. The ability to strip it all down and be heard in an empty room.
May I be so blessed.
How do you want to be heard?
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