As I sat in front of the open laptop another day, and couldn't add anything to the short-story collection that I have been writing since a very long time, I realised that it was time to step back from fiction-writing. It wasn't going any further.
It seemed like my days of writing fictional short stories have come to an end. Why, I couldn't even read fictional stories, leave alone writing one. For a while I made peace with my decision to step back from writing anything.
But that peace didn't last long. It started bothering me, my inability to write. I started feeling restless, like I wasn't doing anything productive. The evenings started chiding me - another day gone without writing anything!? They mocked me.
But then that day I came across a quote - 'If you want to become a writer, write!' It was as simple as that!
Well, not simple, to be honest. It took a lot of reflection to find out what I should write. And then came the idea of blogging, my first tryst with writing.
I am happiest when I blog - not when there are readers, not when there are comments and likes, but when I blog. And just like that, there came the idea of writing non-fictional blogs, for they felt easier to craft.
And thus, Mindful Musings came into existence.
I have always thought that it would be easier to write if we get the answer to the question - Why should you write? And my answer is - because I cannot 'not write'. Being a writer is my identity. It's satisfying to create something, have a creation of my own.
It became easier to get through my 'how' when I found a 'why?'!!
You get through how when find a why. Thoughtful friend.
ReplyDeleteI would always want you to return to fictional writing as well
Thank you friend 🙂 I will surely attempt, although it seems pretty difficult now.
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ReplyDeleteIs the heart of it. Lovely!
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it 😊
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