Comment by ednite
7 months ago
The best advice as others mentioned and the one that hits closest to home, is to write for yourself. Do it for the love of the craft, not for the clicks or metrics. The rest may follow, or it may not, but either way, it’s worth it.
I’m just starting as a blogger and recently wrote about how creativity can feel like a curse, the kind that won’t let you rest until you get the words out. If you’re thinking of pursuing a creative path (or any passion, really), I have one simple word for you:
Start.
Writing gives me a great way to organize my thoughts. I've lost track of how many times I went to write something down and changed my opinion or was forced to dig deeper into something.
"X things always happens"
Hmm, does it actually always happen? What about if I try doing X+Y? What about....
And the questions go on. I feel like I take a lot of shortcuts in my brain or have established "facts" that don't hold up under scrutiny. It's the same idea as rubber ducking a problem, or for me when I get 2 paragraphs into a slack message and realize I've identified the problem and just clear out chat box without ever messaging for help.