Dedication

 

You need this…

 

 

 

A dedication is in terms of an OSJ is…

 

‘The rightful due respects to those, who without being there, you would never have accomplished your efforts’

 

Method 1 – The Empirical Dedication

 

This is the most detailed of the two methods. Like with the Acknowledgements, spend time with selecting all those people who your wish to dedicate your OSJ to.

 

It is a very special event to have a book dedicated after an inspiration and it is with that in mind, we should consider who would be appreciative of this attention and who would benefit. It is a gift from you to them and a notorious means of elevating someone in the esteem to all who know about your dedications.

 

Again, it is limitless, and many people pour out their respects to many people here and if that in your considerations is the way for you to go – so you should.

 

Empirical Dedications tend to be sentimental, sensitive and conscientious texts which have depth and specific meaning.  They are more musical than they are poetic.  They capture the essence of relations and relay that to emotion into the reader.  In the writer the instil a sense of solidity and self esteem that ensures they maintain standards or ethics once taught, because they chose to admire that person and was touched by their input into their lives.

 

 

Method 2 – The Specific Dedication

 

 We find this mostly in the Time-Bound OSJ’s. It is short and for example:

 

‘OSJ is dedicated to Howard Hughes who inspired me to become the worlds best qualified Ghost Hunter.’

 

This is a very meaningful dedication to singular person or a few people. It has been known that dedications have been written posthumous to deceased inspirations as well as hero’s who have left such an outstanding change that authors have felt that they would like to leave this special place just for them.

 

A great thing to do is if you are writing a  post humous dedication is to take the OSJ to the place they were familiar with and write it there.

 

You can use more than one, giving plenty of space to each one and laying it out beautifully.  Again the onus is on respect of your inspirations.

 

Whichever way you go with this, you can expand on it later when you so desire to. There is no rush to get this done and only when you are sure that you are ready to make your mark then put that pen to paper, as it is not editable.

 

The next page is blank so you can trial run a few names or commentaries.  Once you have got that feeling right, you will know more instinctively who to add.

 

 

Practice first here…