As a Professional Writer/Scribe, I understand that what I do will last longer than my being on this planet. The need for one who writes will never diminish…NEVER! The professional writer makes sure the next generation knows what happened before them. It is not enough just to be called a writer, or an author for that matter, but to be able to express history in the sphere of influence, you are held accountable to, which is far greater than just “being called.” When professional writers genuinely understand why they must write, writing becomes the propulsion for our posterity’s continuation. Writing is that important for the future. It does not matter what level the professional writer is on or even what the professional writer is expounding on…what matters is that it is being done and will last.
When we trek back, even as far back as antiquity, there have always been documentation, ledgers, dossiers, transcripts, and different forms of written accounts, all for the purpose of being able to pull from archives. Human memory will fail, but a written account can continuously be tracked and used accordingly. I say these things to point out that our profession will not die out but rather grow exponentially. A professional writer will be called upon to take from memory, repetition, mastery, and experience to solidify it in forms that can be redistributed for generations to come, even if the one who captured it is no longer available. A written account of our times, events, struggles, triumphs, moments, achievements, even the times of strategic shifts, awakenings, detriment, upheaval, strife, destructions, and clarity…will be the marker of preservation. When history is accounted for, the generation on deck can have a schematic, not a blank canvas.
In retrospect, the professional writer’s position and occupation have not changed but instead have grown and increased. Our job as preservers of the written document is exceedingly great, as it should be. We help preserve times and seasons for the generation that can continue in our stead. We will not write for status, fame, fortune, or a platform but to make sure what happened will not be forgotten but forever etched in history. ~Make Your Mark…
~Eboney