My 30 Days Blogging Journey

      I was a person who was not confident about my own writing skills. I don’t actually know what made me think so. This thought was continuously troubling me, and I wanted to write on my own and improve my writing skills. I was not even sure about myself when it came to writing a blog. To be honest, I considered myself a bad writer. To get a proper start, I decided to meet one of my professors whom I believed could help me for sure. I took an appointment with the professor and talked for some time. This actually made me realise that I was doing a very bad thing by demotivating myself and thinking that my writing didn’t look nice.

One of the things he asked me when I told him about my disinterest in my own writing was, “If all the news writers consider their own writing as bad and hesitate to write, would we be able to get news every day? Just think.” This struck my mind and made me understand that we should never consider our own skills as valueless. We must give value to our skills and use them with confidence; otherwise, we ourselves are destroying them.

After the talk, I decided to start writing blogs first as a continuous 30-day challenge and later as a weekly practice. Now I have successfully reached my 30th blog without any break in between. I can confidently feel that writing every day has helped me improve my writing skills and style. Thanks to my friends who proofread my writings, and thanks to my professors who appreciated and inspired me, because it meant a lot. At first, I was very hesitant to share my writing with my friends as I felt it was not good enough, but when they gave suggestions, corrections, and appreciation, I was able to write more freely. Now, as I complete these 30 days of blogging, I am very happy that I can write more easily than before. This daily writing practice has truly helped me. Some days I felt like I had nothing to write, but whenever I tried, it always ended with at least a paragraph about something.

The same thing happened today when I sat down to write this blog. I was not sure what to write. I thought of writing about my book, but when I opened the page to write, the idea of writing about what made me start blogging and how I feel after 30 days came to me instantly. As I started typing, thoughts came very easily to my mind and helped me continue writing. I am so happy that now I am able to write more confidently, and I will continue this practice. From now on, I will post a blog once a week, and I think this will actually make the writing better, as I can include more ideas in it.

I want to tell my friends and readers those who feel like writing something should just start. Writing a blog will actually help you improve your writing; I am saying this from my own experience. Don’t think, “What will others say about my writing?” Just write whatever comes to your mind freely. If possible, ask a friend or someone you trust to proofread it so that you can get good suggestions and corrections. As we continue writing, we can feel the changes like the rush of thoughts, the flow of ideas, the difference in the pace of our writing, and so much more. Don’t wait for tomorrow. Start today itself. This is the right time for a new beginning.