Thursday, May 1, 2008

Writing a Mission Statement

Well here it is. I read it to the class yesterday, and one person asked if I wanted a temple built too. I do realize that it is dramatic, but it is supposed to be a Mission Statement, not a ToDo list. Like any author, I want the reader to read what I write and "get it."

I want to write.
I want to write ideas that are memorable, meaningful and moving.
I want to write stories that shock and awe the reader, to motivate and change and force questions, easy and awkward.
I want to write so readers who hold power over others will tremble when they hear my words and worry in their beds at night that what they do may be found out.
I want the readers who are oppressed by ideas and circumstances that enslave them to see that they do have the power of choice, and through choices easy and hard, can live the way they decide to live.
I want to write about freedom and responsibility and the rewards of virtue.
I want to write and change worlds.

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