Verbalizing

Summary

The article discusses a writing challenge prompted by Rasheed Hooda, where writers consider which verb best represents them, with the author, P.G. Barnett, humorously concluding that "verbalizing" encapsulates the essence of writers' work.

Abstract

The "ILLUMINATION writing challenge" initiated by Desiree and further engaged by Rasheed and Timothy, as well as other writers, poses the question: "If I were a verb, which one would I be?" After much contemplation, P.G. Barnett decides that "verbalizing" is the most fitting verb for writers, as it reflects the act of expressing thoughts and feelings through writing, which is akin to speaking. Barnett playfully acknowledges the cleverness of the wordplay in "verbalizing" and emphasizes that writing is a form of communication, often done silently but with the intent of sharing ideas with the world. The article humorously notes that some writers verbalize excessively without substantial content, while others share poetry, fiction, politics, and life advice. Barnett concludes by inviting readers to stay in touch and asserts ownership of the content.

Opinions

The author finds the play on words with "verbalizing" to be clever and amusing.
Barnett suggests that writing is inherently similar to speaking, as it is a means of expressing and sharing thoughts.
There is a critique of writers who verbalize or write excessively without meaningful content.
The article implies that writers contribute a diverse range of content, from poetry to politics, reflecting the broad spectrum of writing on the platform.
Barnett expresses gratitude to the readers for engaging with the article and invites further interaction.
The author humorously considers creating a bumper sticker with the phrase "I’d rather be verbalizing," indicating a sense of pride in the writing profession.

Prompted by Rasheed Hooda

Desiree started it, then Rasheed and Timothy jumped into the fray and lo and behold a few of us writers ended up getting double (some probably more than that) tagged on this writing prompt.

The premise starts with a simple question. If I were a verb which one would I be? And as usual, it took me several days, and multiple tags later to finally come up with a verb that not only describes me but actually describes most of us writers.

Verbalizing

I know, pretty clever, right? Come on, Verb — A — Lizing? Pretty ingenious play on words don’t you think?

No? Really?

Okay, fine then I’ll just pat my own back and get on with it. Think about it a bit though. What does each of us do when we write? To a writer, pouring words out on the page is just like speaking or verbalizing.

Except most of us do it with our mouths closed. Which makes what we do even more difficult. Unless you happen to be a practicing ventriloquist and have learned to throw your voice onto the screen. Or you use some software that throws it for you.

Most of us express our thoughts and feelings by speaking out loud, and by speaking out loud I mean when we publish something we’re not keeping those thoughts to ourselves anymore.

We’re tossing it out there for the entire world to read what we just wrote/said. As unfortunate as it is, some of us are verbalizing at what’s typically deemed an excessive rate and rarely with any real content.

Don’t get me started on those dagnabit sorry assed wanna….

Ahem. Where was I? Oh, yes.

Some of us spend our days verbalizing poetically while some are verbalizing fiction. We’re verbalizing politics, true-life crime, opinion pieces, confessionals, and life-hacks.

Quite a few enjoy verbalizing how to make money with our writing. Be advised, most of them are verbalizing excessively and without any real content or experience on the subject.

We’re all verbalizing to each other and to anyone willing to read what we’ve written to some degree or another. Some of us are verbalizing daily, others when the mood and compunction strikes or compels them to do so.

Regardless of the frequency, we writers are a bunch of verbalizing fanatics.

So, if I was a verb (I am) I’d be verbalizing. Hmmm. Maybe I can make a bumper sticker out of that.

I’d rather be verbalizing.

Not too shabby.

ILLUMINATION writing challenge

Verbalizing

Prompted by Rasheed Hooda

Verbalizing

Thank you so much for reading. You didn’t have to, but I’m certainly glad you did.