Today is the feast day of Francis
de Sales, the patron saint of writers and journalists. A bishop of Geneva,
Francis died in 1622.
His most famous work is ‘Introduction
to the Devout Life’ and unusually for the time, it was written for laypeople; ordinary
people.
I reckon that’s a good sign. The patron
saint of writers wrote for everyday people. He encouraged dancing and jokes! The
thought that normal people could experience holiness in their daily life was a
new idea. You were only supposed to get this if you withdrew from daily life. He
wrote his pamphlets and stuffed them under people’s doors.
He persisted until he succeeded.
Maybe that’s the best advice for
writers: laugh, dance and keep writing.
Thanks, Francis.
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