I love playing with words. I enjoy putting them together cleverly to compose phrases and verses that convey a strong message. Here’s one one of my recent epigram:
When I started posting these phrases which I call “epigrams” (rather than quotations)* some of my readers inquired:
“How do you come up with those sayings?”
“What’s your inspiration in writing those one or two liners?”
But the question that intrigued me most was:
“Do you have any plans of putting them in a book?”
Let me answer these questions one by one:
How do you come up with those sayings?
Many of my epigrams are actually the main idea of the sermons that I preached. Like the example above where my sermon topic was on “Forgiveness”. I encapsulate the lesson in one or two sentences. I like rhyming words at the end of each sentence as my readers might have observed in many of my epigrams. I repeat these sentences quite a few times during my sermon delivery.
I devote half an hour daily for writing epigrams. I jot down topics and reflect on my life and other’s experiences. Then the word play begins. At first, my sentences are long and wordy. Then, I compress them by finding ways to convey the idea in a shorter and artistic form. The dictionary and Thesaurus are very useful in this process.
What’s your inspiration in writing those one and two liners?
Life in general and my personal experiences in particular give inspiration in my writing.
I love sharing to people lessons that I’ve learned, and “sayings” or epigrams are my effective tools in imparting the message.
Do you have any plans of putting them in a book form?
Writing and publishing a book is one item on my bucket list that is yet to be checked!
Oh yes, I want to compile all these sayings in a book form. That’s the easiest way for me to write and publish a book . And I am quite ready to undertake that dream project.
But I need your help in accomplishing this aspiration.
I have posted several epigrams on my FB page (look for Gil Valenzuela). After reading this blog , I invite you to visit my FB page and click “Like” and “Share” in each item. I need a good following on social media and I’m counting on your support.
Also, my publisher suggested that I create a “Fan Page” on Facebook. Please like and follow me on my new Facebook page:
fb.me/pastorgilvalenzuela
Thank you everyone for being a part of myJourney!
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*Epigram- a saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
*Quotation- a group of words taken from a text or speech repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.
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