Writing and publishing used to be a privilege enjoyed by very few people. The digital age has now given every person the possibility of not only to be motivated to write more often but also the ability to be published immediately after a written piece has been completed. What a difference this makes for those people who for one reason or other don’t want to wait or can’t be bother to find a publisher for their writings
Regardless of how many people end up reading something published on a blog, a writer like me is immediately rewarded just by seeing the fruit of their efforts available for any person that may care to read it. When the writer is satisfied with whatever has been written, the knowledge that there is a reading public for their material comes a as bonus.
The other thing is that what we write on blogs doesn’t necessarily have to be pieces intended to be fully researched. Individuals are free to express points of view on any subject. I think that an article is worthy because:
- It is well written, is concise and has been written with the intention of fulfilling a perceived need.
- Its contents may serve to awaken the interest of readers because it gives them reading pleasure.
Writing regularly on a blog has the potential to be the precursor for a writer to start a carrier as a professional author. I have gone through the costly experience of not being able to acquire a permanent writing habit due to my lack of daily commitment to this task. I remember that a friend of mine used to tell me that if I wanted to become a an author I was going nowhere if I didn’t try to practice this skill on a daily basis. H e used to tell me that it wasn’t a matter of saying I can’t write today, but I’ll do it tomorrow. You just have to stick to it day in day out.
I know is hard. But of late I have been trying to persevere; I try to write even a few paragraphs every day. My goal is to get accustomed to do it regularly – writing at least three times a week in any of my blogs. Like with any other skill, the constant habit of writing something about anything that may attract my attention is in my opinion the key to succeed. And in order not to forget this and to keep me constant at it I have placed on my pc screensaver the old Latin saying: NULLA DIES SINE LINEA, not a day without a line.
I liked your Latin saying “NULLA DIES SINE LINEA, not a day without a line.” I think I’ll post it over my computer.
I think you need a reason for writing a blog, and that’s why I stopped for a while. I had no purpose.
However, I found a purpose.
I’m writing my third novel, Mayne Island Ghosts, with a young girl as protagonist. When writing the novel gets bogged down, I turn to her blog and have her write in her own voice. This loosens me up and sometimes gives my writing a new direction.
Hi Amber,
It is a very beautiful saying indeed, but hard to follow!
Writers are the gardeners in a garden where all the flowers grow up from a bed of letters. Let’s keep looking after that garden.
I had a quick look at your website this afternoon. It seems to be very interesting. I’ll have a look at it with more detail later today.