Day 15- A Writers Confession pt2- Half Way there

Hello Everyone, today is Day 15 of my 30Day Blog Challenge! 15 out of 30 which means we are halfway through the challenge! With only 15 more days left, I'm starting to feel pretty good about this challenge now. In the beginning, it was a real struggle stressing about what to write about, if people will actually read what I post, if they will find it interesting, etc. But now that we are halfway into the challenge, even though not all my most were very successful, a few seem to have been and that's enough to boost my confidence up a little bit.

To my surprise, I'm starting to get used to generating up post ideas and sitting down and getting some writing done. And to be truthful, that's part of the reason I started this challenge. I wanted to make myself get used to finding the time to sit down and write for an hour or two. I love writing and that's why I chose it as a career path. But even if I like writing a lot I always found it hard to just sit down and write. Anytime I've written a story, article, essay, poem, etc., it was because I had to, for school. But as I get closer to graduating college I'm starting to realize that if I'm going to have a successful writing career I need to write more often and not only because its an assignment. Once I graduate no one is going to tell me to create a story about a little orphan girl who finds a home in the arms of a big-time Mafia boss and grows up to successfully run the family business completely crime-free. If I want to have a book published someday I need to bring it upon myself to sit down and write it. If I can't do that then what's the point of claiming myself to be a writer? What writer doesn't write?

For a couple of years now I've been wanting to get myself in the habit of writing. A lot of friends, family, and teachers have told me to start a journal and write in it every day. And I've tried, I've tried so many times but each attempt was a failure. I would always give up or get distracted, get busy with something else and all in less than a week. Now that I think about it even as a little girl I've always wanted to keep a diary but never could. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I still can't really explain why I am this way but at least I know that this is the way I am.

So in order to get myself writing I started a blog, and in order to get in the habit of writing at least a little bit every day, I started this challenge. Because this was the best way I could think of to in a way trick myself into writing. I believe that a blog isn't just about the blogger, it's about the people who read and interact with the blog and blogger as well. I see blogging as a form of community building. The blogger has an interest creates a blog, writes about their interests and people with similar interests read the blog and if they have questions, answers, other opinions, etc., they can share them in the comments, slowly bring like-minded people together. So unlike journaling where only I am accountable for my own writing, it's you who is keeping me accountable now. And I thank you for that because knowing the people are reading adds enough pressure on me to make sure I don't let those supporting me down.

What I like most about writing is getting to share my works with other people to enjoy, and see their reactions. What they liked, what they didn't, what worked for the story, what can I improve to make it better. So don't forget to leave a comment and a like, it's always greatly appreciated.

Thank you for reading, see you next time!