Sharon Dunn's Blog - Posts Tagged "les-miserables"
Books that Changed the World
I've been thinking a lot about what direction I want to go with my writing since my life has changed so dramatically due my husband's recent death. It has made me realize my own mortality and I have been asking God "What am I supposed to do with the gifts you gave me? How am I supposed to spend my time left her on Planet Earth?"
The answer that I came up with was that I need to write the book that changes the world or die trying. It sounds arrogant I know. But without some sort of vision for my life I could just be pushed around by life's circumstances like a ball in a pinball machine. I need some sort of vision and goal to clarify things for me. So what I'm saying is I don't know if I have the talent and the tenacity to write a book that changes the world, but it gives me a direction to go and that is what I need.
So in order to write a book that changes the world, you must first study the books that changed the world. Today, I am brainstorming a list of those books. Off the top of my head, here is what comes to mind. Right now I am thinking in terms of fiction. I may expand my study to look at non-fiction as well
Uncles Tom's Cabin
Les Miserables
1984
Brave New World
Why I would put these books on the list is the subject of
future blogs. I wonder dear reader, what books would you put on a list under the subtitle "Books that Changed the World"
The answer that I came up with was that I need to write the book that changes the world or die trying. It sounds arrogant I know. But without some sort of vision for my life I could just be pushed around by life's circumstances like a ball in a pinball machine. I need some sort of vision and goal to clarify things for me. So what I'm saying is I don't know if I have the talent and the tenacity to write a book that changes the world, but it gives me a direction to go and that is what I need.
So in order to write a book that changes the world, you must first study the books that changed the world. Today, I am brainstorming a list of those books. Off the top of my head, here is what comes to mind. Right now I am thinking in terms of fiction. I may expand my study to look at non-fiction as well
Uncles Tom's Cabin
Les Miserables
1984
Brave New World
Why I would put these books on the list is the subject of
future blogs. I wonder dear reader, what books would you put on a list under the subtitle "Books that Changed the World"
