Okay, here it is. Here’s a tip for all those who really want to write. You may say that you “blog” to express and not to impress but most of you seem like you write just for the sake that people will notice what you’ve written. Writing isn’t anything like that. If you really want to improve your writing, don’t write because you haven’t posted anything today or you think that people are waiting for your lousy text posts. Write when you really have something to write. I know I’m not in any position to talk about writing because I’m not a pro nor have I gone through proper writing education. This came from pure observation. A criticism that I should have written long ago but I had no courage or credibility (not that I do have now) to say these things.
What I’m saying is that you don’t need to push yourself in writing when it’s not your job. The most tiring thing about writing is that you’re pushing yourself even if you can’t just for the sake of letting people read. Writing is art and the same as how artists complain about how they couldn’t always do an artwork is the same as how writers have the right to lose ideas (well, except if you have a deadline to meet and it’s your job to write about something). But if you’re just going to write about something which you think wouldn’t contribute at all in improving your writing skills, then don’t push yourself. Writing constantly and frequently isn’t practice at all. It’s draining. Reading is the best practice in writing. Or talking to yourself. Or going out experiencing things. Your ideas aren’t as fresh if you keep writing things that aren’t really thought hard about or are products of the very little amount of ideas left in your head.
Personally, there’s a reason why I stopped trying to write because I didn’t think I was improving. I needed time to just focus on other things and when I do have the willingness to write again, I will. But I never tried writing when I can’t. It’s because the only thing I gain from that is the fulfillment that I think I wrote something well. If I wrote something and it didn’t turn out right even if I did think so that it would, I would just think lowly of my capacity and capabilities. There are many things to write about, don’t settle. Writing about a single thing for a long time may be good for your writing but if you want people to notice the way you write, you really need to write about different things, unusual things if you may.
Again, this is coming from a personal perspective, I’m not one to be quoted or believed in fully. Unsolicited advice which you can either take or oppose. This is also to tell myself what I should do to improve myself. more than it would be helpful for you—or if it won’t be any help, lol—this would be highly helpful for me.
Which reminds me, I should go back to reading again.
(via missmalamya)
