Some of you may be wondering about the logo designs, why a pen and sword feature so heavily in it. We touched on the reason when the new changes to Blog Battle were first announced, but I thought it warranted another quick explanation.
Our logo says “Inspired to Write” because Blog Battle is meant to do just that, but our logo design is inspiring in and of itself because it represents the old proverb “the pen is mightier than the sword.”
The specific phrasing of this age old adage, dating back thousands of years in various forms, is attributed to the playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton from his 1839 play Richelieu.
It was the Cardinal’s line in the play:
True, This! —
Beneath the rule of men entirely great
The pen is mightier than the sword. Behold
The arch-enchanters wand! — itself is nothing! —
But taking sorcery from the master-hand
To paralyse the Cæsars, and to strike
The loud earth breathless! — Take away the sword —
States can be saved without it![emphasis mine, quote taken from wikipedia]
And as you can see from the context, the idea is that a pen, in the right hands, has power greater than a sword.
Blog Battle is meant to help us challenge ourselves to improve, to reach beyond our comfort, to encourage each other, to try new things, to be inspired, and hopefully to become powerful users of the pen where our words go out into the world and do not fly from us already wasted.
So, I hope when you look at the Blog Battle logo that you will be encouraged and inspired. Your words have the potential to change a generation, even when you write fiction. It’s an amazing thought.
Cheers!
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I love the logo period. I’d love it even it with a comma, question mark, or an exclamation point! I’d love it whether the old logo or the new logo. In fact, I just think the whole idea is wonderful. What a concept for inspiring people to write something, or anything, just as long as they write. Rachael, I think you’ve hit on something really quite clever.
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Thank you. 🙂 It’s Paul, right? I’m always happy to hear good words spoken on behalf of Blog Battle. It’s really the people who make it such a great thing, and I definitely think it’s great. 🙂 You’re most welcome to join in whenever you get the chance, when the mood strikes, when you want the mood to strike, or as I demand. 😉 (& I’m rather proud of these logos. Haha)
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Thank you, Rachael. I appreciate the invite and I will do as you command, LOL. Yes, it’s a wonderful site and I look forward to being a contributor from time-to-time. You should be proud, shows a lot of imagination, and you have it right, it’s Paul. ‘O)
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😀 Lots of smiles for that response. Thanks, Paul! It’s a pleasure to meet you, and I’m looking forward to having you join in the battles from time to time. It will be good to have your on ‘our’ side. ;P
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Looking forward to the fun. :O)
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Good!
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Oh Rachael, I forgot to say thank you for the follow, must be the Paulzeimers. Anyway, my blogs mission; try to put a smile on peoples faces. Sometimes I actually do it… and without having to resort to using face paint! 😀
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I have a feeling, from what I’ve already seen, that you are adept at causing smiles. 🙂 and thank you, too!
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My pleasure. :O)
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Hey, Rachael! CONGRATULATIONS on launching this new and awesome blog for BlogBattles! Love the theme and the Logo and header 🙂
I’m all done with my editing and Camp NaNo, so I’ll be participating again from May (yay!)
Have a great day!
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Woohoo! Kudos! See you in the battle!! And thanks. 🙂
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I love the new logo. When I first saw it I thought of a friendly battle (sword) with writing (pen) and, of course, “the pen is mightier than the sword”. It’s brilliant. ✒️🗡
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You get it perfectly, Sarah! 🙂 Thanks.
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