Monday, May 2, 2011

The Power of Words



Pamela Tracy here. Lately I've been thinking about the power of words. It started with a video I watched at work.






It seems so simple, yet no other passerby thought of it.



Words are my world. I write in the morning, I teach English by day, and if I get a little extra time at night, like steel to a magnet, I'm wanting a book to read.



We authors deal with really only five plots.



Man vrs Man


Man vrs Self


Man vrs Nature


Man vrs Society


Man Vrs Machine




We take what's already been done and try to do it better? differently? No, we do it in our own unique way. That, my friend, is called voice.




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10 comments :

  1. Pamela TracyMay 2, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Thank you, Maryrose. Glad you stopped by.

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  2. RachelMay 2, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    Very interesting take on this. I never thought of it that way.

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  3. Pamela TracyMay 2, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    Rachel,
    The video really made me think about how we approach words.

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  4. Pamela TracyMay 2, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    Sheila,
    Glad you liked it.

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  5. Pamela TracyMay 2, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    Jackie,
    I'd never have found the courage to change his sign, not without asking.

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  6. J. GrahamMay 3, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    Loved the Video!

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  7. Pamela TracyMay 3, 2011 at 3:09 PM

    J.
    Really makes you think, huh?

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  8. AusjennyMay 4, 2011 at 5:02 AM

    Oh wow what a difference a few words make. that is soooooooooooooooo powerful.

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  9. Pamela TracyMay 4, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Jenny,
    I knew you'd get it.

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  10. Pamela TracyMay 6, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Lady,
    There's another breakdown of seven plots, but I can't remember them.
    Perspective is, indeed, everything.

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