This blog post is the second in the February #WriteAPageADay campaign.
People have been writing ever since forever it seems. Even when we were not writing with letters, human beings have always wanted to communicate and preserve the stories of their lives. You are familiar with cave drawings from thousands of years ago. It’s a human tendency to want to record what’s important to us. But why do I write? That’s a good question and it has taken me a lot of thought to come up with this blog post.
I Started Writing for My Personal Satisfaction.
I want to remember and to preserve the places I’ve been and the books I’ve read. I like looking back at the photos and remembering the experiences I have had. The writing helps too to keep my favourite stories fresh in my mind. You may have memories of a place you have been to or an experience you would like to share with other people. For some of us, these memories and experiences bring with them an incredible urge to write.
Writing Teaches Me to Commit Myself
By deciding to blog, I am committed to posting regularly. but sometimes life gets in the way and I do goof up, sometimes for months on end. This is why I committed myself to the #WriteAPageADay campaign I have decided that I will do this every day, that I will show up no matter how difficult my day has been. The first day threw up a curveball. My original first post got deleted. (If you don’t write for months your website doesn’t forgive you and throws a tantrum) and I ended up rewriting it and adding pictures and photos all over again.
Writing Everyday Helps Me to Improve
You can’t really just write a book in a month and expect it to be a bestseller. Rome was not built in one day. By practising the art of writing, I am learning to get my thoughts in order, to present them in a simple way that someone else can understand. I had a habit of jumbling up paragraphs and have gradually learned to write in a logical sequence. The learning doesn’t stop, when I look back, I can find a number of mistakes in my writing. That happens to every writer, as you get better you always find room for improvement in your previous work. This is a hazard of writing.
Writing Helps Me to Connect with People Anywhere
It’s tantalizing to think that what I write could be read by someone in faraway Papua New Guinea or Timbuctoo or even my next-door neighbour. Oh, and I can say something through my writing and not seem to be a know-it-all, which I would definitely be if I spoke out my thoughts! I want to share and be a part of someone’s life. I can build relationships through the interactions on my blog.
Writing Helps me to Earn Some Money
You can make some money by writing, maybe not a lot, but enough to get by. Not all of us are going to get million-dollar book deals. But writing in itself is a reward. It gives me a lot of self-satisfaction. Especially during this pandemic when I am alone with my thoughts, I find writing gives me solace and allows me to get things of my chest. The action of writing has given my mental health a big boost.
To conclude I would say that if you are thinking of writing, just do it. Start with a notebook or diary and go from there. If you’re computer savvy, writing in a word document is very helpful. I can cut and paste wherever I need the words! You know my thoughts are still jumbled up, but cut, copy and paste are my best friends!
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