The Gift of Writing

Gift of Writing

Writing is a wonderful gift, and far more priceless than most any prize you could purchase from the store. All too often when people feel uncertain as to what they should give as a gift, they wrongly place an emotional premium over a dangling price rather than the real depth of well seasoned thought.

Yet the half-life of something new and shiny is short when compared to the genuine feelings one person can deliver directly from their heart to another.

I ran a flower shop in Long Beach for a dozen years before I became a writer. During the majority of that time, I booked the weddings. I cannot count the number of brides who held petals of my pulling as they said I do, and yet I bet I could easily count on one hand those who thought to take a few sentences and slip them to their spouse. And I don’t just mean custom wedding vows, which I believe add extraordinary depth to any ceremony. I witnessed plenty of gifts passed and plotted, but far too many were concerned with the credit card balance rather than the purpose.

It isn’t just weddings. Every occasion is perfect for shared thoughts; the happy as well as the sad. Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations; get wells, I’m sorry, and loss – the occasion doesn’t matter, nor does the recipient. What matters is that your feelings are delivered directly to another.

Emotions adopt a depth of character when committed to print that they cannot possess prior to the page.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking you must be a writer by trade to be a writer in spirit. The gift of writing is a gift that can be given by anyone; the person reading your words will not care about the perfection of your prose. They will care deeply instead for the intention behind it.

For example, if you have a child, write them a story and read it to them regularly. This is a treasure that cannot be bought yet will be surely remembered forever. Tell your spouse in words how you are feeling in a way they will not be able to ever forget.

Your words don’t need binding to have value, they merely have to come from you. Of course, if you know what you would like to say, but need a little help saying it, a ghostwriter for hire such as myself would be happy to help, but it is the thought behind the words that is the most important thing of all.

I’m a writer, and spend each of my days tip-tip-tapping at the keys. I help others sound their best and have my words regularly read by thousands. Yet there is nothing like the look on my wife’s face when I leave her a note on the nightstand, or when my daughter reads the folded slip I slipped into her lunchbox.

Life is a lot better when you have the right words. Use a few of yours and make the next gift the gift of writing. It might be the most priceless gift you ever give.

Email me today to discuss your next writing gift. I look forward to hearing from you!

Ghostwriter Dad
Gift of Writing