Z is for Zealous: The Bold Writer from A-to-Z -

Z is for zeal·ous adjective adjective: zealous having or showing zeal.   Synonyms include some of our other a-to-z words: committed, keen, fierce. Also intense, passionate, fervent and one of my favorite - fanatical.     QUOTE:  

“What a pleasure it is to be in the company of a writer with enthusiasm for his subject! It doesn't matter what the subject is; I want and ichthyologists to be as committed to fish as Mayor is two prints – to make me think there's nothing more important to him. This is the personal connection that every reader wants with a writer; if we care about the writer will follow him into subjects that we could have sworn we never wanted to know about. The blind attachment of a hobbyist to his hobby is as interesting a right force as the hobby itself.”

William Zinsser

Questions

For most of us, love for writing is a given. How does being zealous about writing differ from your love for writing? How is it the same?

What are you most zealous about in your writing?

Lists

Make a list of 5 to 10 writers who are great role models of a zealous writer.

Make a list of 5 to 10 qualities of the above writers you would most like to emulate.

Bonus: Which quality will you start with?

What one thing will you do to emulate that writer specifically?

Traditional Writing Prompts:

My zeal for writing is....

When my zeal for writing goes away, I.....

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I believe anyone who has completed the A to Z Challenge is a zealous writer. I honor you, my fellow participants, with this final post of The Bold Writer from A to Z with Julie Jordan Scott.

The A to Z Blogging Challenge involves creative bloggers from all across the world who cover a wide gamut of topics from "whatever pops into my daily life" to infinittesimal details about unique and varied subjects. To check them out - visit The A to Z Challenge Blog. 

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