Write Something Important. I Dare You!

Recently the British government announced that it intends to award medals to nurses and front line health workers who have done so much of the heavy lifting during the COVID crisis. I applaud the idea of paying recognition to these people but why not remunerate them properly instead. For years nurses and carers have been at the back of the queue when it comes to earning a fair salary. Medals and a weekly hand-clapping session are all very well, but surely now is the time to recognize just what a vital service these people provide, crisis or no crisis.

My point here is not really just about care workers. This article is aimed at you the writer. We all hunger after claps and followers but constantly recycling the same tired old pieces about how to be a better writer and how to get curated tends to become a little sad after a while.

Nurses and care workers may not be the issue that tweaks your button, but there must be something more important to you than rehashing ‘how-to’ articles.

I don’t expect this piece to gain much traction. As Robert Turner so eloquently put it in the article below, fluff articles are what garner attention in this self-orientated world we live in. That doesn’t mean you have to follow the already well-beaten path.

I don’t care if I don’t get many claps. What is important is that I am using this opportunity to express something I believe to be of significance, not just to myself but to society. It is a responsibility and it is one that every writer should share.

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