I try to fly, but I find my soul is caught in my bones. I sometimes think it true that the same gravity that holds the earth to the sun, seeks to hold my soul here, rather like a flightless bird with nothing but miles of sky around, flaunting itself and urging me to try anyway.
“We make the mistake of interpreting our emotions to be flighty, nebulous things, that spark and blaze like wildfires, waiting to be doused with validation of some kind.”
Read aloud as you are editing. Reading your fiction or non-fiction story aloud is a powerful editing tool to find road-bumps and obstructions that you might otherwise miss. It’s effective, also, in developing a sense of flow throughout the story. Reading aloud also helps to link the intuitive mind, with the analytical mind, and your descriptions, word economy and strength of plot will all shine for it.
Strong emotions demand immediate attention. We are taught – most often by example – that Anger demands an immediate answer of us; that Fear demands an immediate response. In some cases this may be true, but even then, having taken time to decide on personal policy before hand can help immensely over time.