Only reader

I watched a movie a while ago, (5 to 7-- it was actually quite good so I recommend it) and a specific line kind of stood out.

"Your favourite story, whatever it might be, was written for only one reader"

That line stuck to me because I got to thinking how many romance novels I read growing up, how many stories I have written myself, and how many of these blog posts were typed up the way they were to appeal to someone specifically.

I notice now how careful I am with choice of words and what I disclose because while many of my posts are kept to a specific topic, the topic usually generates internally and from personal experience. It is so easy for me to express myself through words. To say what I mean and be perfectly eloquent in the way that I say it.

While I digress, I want to think about this.

Every romance novel you once may have read, was to some extent, a product of the writer's reality or personal experience. Think about the heartache you may have read about that made your own heart shatter. Think about the passion you lived and breathed through with every page of the book. These were all words written for, or in memory of someone. How insane is that?

You are my reader. I have the power to shape your emotions through my words. You read this and wonder what is next to come. With every sentence, I bring you closer to something that I want you to know. It might come to you by surprise, or I might keep you waiting to read what I ultimately want you to know. But you will only read it when it is time.

You are the reader I wrote this for and this is so powerful.