My First Writing
People have been talking about writing in so many ways possible. Yet, I never really get myself into doing it. I guess you are the same? (since you are reading this)
The first step is the hardest part, they say. So, here I am making my first step, by writing this. I start this because I believe if we can write what is on our mind, then it means we can communicate better. What is the indicator? The reader’s understanding. The most important thing for writing, I believe is when the reader gets our messages correctly.
It is true that if we want to master everything, we must practice it. Everyone has a different learning curve. My journey of writing may be longer than you, or shorter.
The main problem for a writer is an idea, just like a songwriter, or any other writer. We often are waiting for the idea to come and then we started to write. Well, the problem is we rarely get the idea to write. So, we rarely write, when the advice itself is to write routinely, every day.
Keeping a journal or diary of your own life is a good idea, but even with that, (I did) often you have no idea to write because of your life or should I say, my very own life is kinda boring and nothing new. Even for myself who is in it.
Alright, so how to start? I tried to write on Wattpad, for you who does not know, Wattpad is a popular platform for people who wants to write a story, like a short story, novel, series, any kind of story you want to write. The platform itself is very popular, if you watch Netflix, some of their movies were from Wattpad Novel.
Back to writing on Wattpad, it is a lot easier to get a reader on Wattpad than in Medium, mainly because the reader can read anything for free without any limitation or fee. Also, I guess many people enjoy reading fiction more than reality.
Writing on Medium is quite challenging for me since so many good writers are on Medium, they have high-quality content, good grammar, interesting topics, plus thousands of followers compared to me, none. But here I am writing on Medium.
As I mentioned earlier, that starting something is the hardest part, and when you are already started, do not think that it is gonna be easier, in fact, it is going to be a lot harder. Keeping up something new that is not in your daily habit is not easy. But if you succeed I think we can be a better person.
My writing might bore some of you, just leave it if you do not like to read it. It is my own journey of writing, do not bother yourself following it. A lonely journey to becoming a better writer.
This will be my first writing journey, I will write anything is on my mind regardless I have the idea or not. That is my own commitment to becoming a better writer. The more I write the better I get.
Writing fiction on Wattpad and writing on Medium are two different things, one needed a mind full of imagination, the other needed a clear logical mind.
Whatever platform you are writing, just keep doing it, make it better, this is also a note to me. Commitment to getting better. One last thing, you and I will need more reading as well as writing. We need input for our brain before it generates good output.
That’s all I wanted to say, let’s start the journey, let the mind speaks for itself with the soul guiding it.
