Take the Lead To Inscribe and Describe

Writing is part of the trilogy of communication mystery. The other two are speaking and reading. Mastery of language involves the relationship of visual, auditory and kinesthetic, which is to see, hear and feel. When we write, we do more than communicate our message – we also express ourselves through personalities and writing styles.

Writing can be therapeutic, so it has been prescribed as writing therapy. Just writing down our thoughts and feelings can help us refocus, feel better and gain better clarity.

With audio-books, we can hear the author speak their written words. It lends another dimension to the medium of ‘the written word’.

You can be a better writer by reading regularly and extensively. This can go beyond reading the newspapers. Increase your knowledge base with bestselling books, journals, literature, letters and essays. Take every opportunity to write properly and with clear intention. Write your best even on Social Media 2.0.

Here are a few books that I am reading, and will follow up with book reviews.

This book (by bestselling author, Steven Johnson) is about the history of innovation and the evolution of thinking, through cross-disciplinary linkages. Reeves Lim presented this book to me as a gift as part of our collaborative research into corporate innovation and innovative practices.

This is an inspiring read about strengthening relationships through challenges and hardship. I met the authors, Sue & Andrew O’Brien at the Gold Coast Marathon in July and they are also keynote speakers.

This is one of my favourite authors on magic – Jamy Ian Swiss. I attended a magic workshop with him in 2004, and he is a critical thinker, honest book critic and a literary writer. This is his latest book on the performance and art of magic.

All the books are available through Amazon.com