Writing is a discovery process. It shows you what you really believe.
I’ve surprised myself countless times, when I’ve read what I thought I believed, only to realize that my ideas were only partly developed.
Writing forces me to go deeper—clarify, differentiate, and evaluate—to weigh the truth of my ideas. Then I can connect those ideas to express my thoughts, within a whole perspective that is is true to my beliefs.
Virginia Woolf was right. Self-awareness and honesty give our voices the authenticity—and authority—to communicate our ideas.