This was written with the intent of encouraging new writers, or people who have never made an attempt at writing to an audience (whether large or small) to write and speak their minds to the rest of the world.
Step into the library. You see millions of books written by millions of people. On top of that, it is very likely that you find another, completely different set of a million writers in another library. Why can’t you be one of those millions of authors? Why can’t your book be one of the books sitting amongst the millions of others? Logically speaking, if so many manage to get their books on the shelves of public property, it only means that your material is just as likely to make it up there. Yes, it’s true that out of the million books, only a few stand out, but the fact of the matter is you know that you have passed on your knowledge, imagination and perspective to others just by having your book sit there. Sooner or later, someone will read it, and another, and then another. Maybe not a million people will read your material as they do with a certain other competitor; however, perhaps, you’ll inspire one person, who in turn, will inspire a million. You get some of that credit…Well, not financially – that’s up to the inspired to decide, but nonetheless, you get some credit because if it wasn’t for that writer reading your book, that individual would never achieve such high levels of success.

Not interested in the library? Fine, screw the library! No one needs it anyways! (I don’t really believe that; just going along with you for now). There is always the Internet; the biggest library in the world accessible by anyone on this planet, and not just by local residents as you would assume about a library. Blagh! “Library”– what a nasty word! Anyways, you can always create your own website and post your material there. Or write E-books and advertise them for sale on affiliate websites. Too complicated? Then just use other websites offering you the service of doing all the posting and advertising for you. A website like Triond.com is a great place to start. If you have informative material regarding a certain subject, then feel free to post on a site like wikipedia. It is definitely better to create your own website though. In fact, everyone should learn a bit in web design, but I will leave that discussion for another article. My point about writing on the internet – let alone writing in general is that the possibilities are endless. Also, you will probably have more reads of your material online as you would offline.

Besides, if one of your attempts did not succeed as you imagined, you can just go at it again. The greatest thing about writing is, no one can stop you from doing it. If you are as Simon Cowell would put it – horrendous, people can beg you to stop writing, but really, you can never be THAT bad to get such hateful reactions. In the end, it is your decision to stop writing and yours only; no one can “fire” you; not even Donald Trump himself! On the contrary, someone can “fire” you UP enough that you would write a heck of a book or an article that millions will read. The choice is yours.
Knowledge should be shared – not with one person; or two; rather, with the whole entire world. Since the beginning of time, writing, whether in scripture, or symbols on a cave wall, was the main tool of getting a message out to the people. And astonishingly, to this day, writing remains as the main tool to getting information out, except now it is even easier. You may not be a professional writer, or have writing as your main career; however, because of the aforementioned fact, everyone should make an attempt at writing and transferring their knowledge to the rest of society. Start writing now!
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August 3rd, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Hey, Omar! Great article! Discusses many important topics, while maintaining a touch of humor during the discussion. That is what I would consider the best way to reach people, young and old. Keep up the good work! Look forward to reading more of your work.
Cheers!
-Dan
August 3rd, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Dan, glad you enjoyed the article. I just hope people benefit from it as I’ve hoped. I’ll try and publish the next piece shortly. Until then, hope everyone enjoys this one.
September 20th, 2009 at 8:34 am
I agree knowledge should be shared.
October 25th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Wow, very nicely put! It was so inspiring reading that, as I am a beginner writer. I can only imagine how you would write your other articles! By all means, please, continue writing, you will make a fortune. =)
November 1st, 2009 at 8:10 am
I feel beginners have more inspiration more gut to express true inner feelings. I write for myself mainly but if I do happen to make a little dosh then I shan’t complain. Nice writing.
November 6th, 2009 at 4:57 am
Thank you all for your support and wonderful comments. Unfortunately, I have run into a few obstacles that have side-tracked me from further writing to the public. I will do my best to upload more work. Again, Thank you all very much for your kind words!
November 6th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Good article, nice pics.