I took a seven-month break from writing. It wasn't really on
purpose. With all of my school and personal obligations, I simply didn't have a
lot of time to write. I was also worried about money and couldn't concentrate
long enough to write anything worth reading.
To be honest, writing had begun to feel like a chore,so I decided that taking some time off to focus on my schoolwork, as well as other aspects of my life and family, would be useful in the long term. I chose to return to a place where writing was enjoyable once more. Returning to the writer's chair now I'm ready to start writing again. It is, however, proving to be more difficult than I anticipated. I figured I could just pick up where I left off and start writing about all the thoughts I had while on break.
You know how it is; whether you are actively writing on a schedule or not, you always have ideas flying around. Heck, I pretty much write articles in my head when I am falling asleep.Some of those ideas are still there but I feel like I am not ready to dive into writing about “heavy” stuff just yet. I’ll get there. Maybe even after I am done writing about this. Even though it has been a bit harder than I thought it would be to come back to writing, I am glad I took that break. It gave my mind a bit of time to reset and I actually learned some things while not writing.
I was able to resume posting and avoid relapsing into my hiatus. However, I must confess that finding time to blog while managing part-time education and a lack of a dependable internet connection is really difficult. Any of you who have been doing this all the time have my admiration, and I hope I can keep it up and find a comfortable rhythm soon.
Hello 😊!!Welcome, back Dear reader! Hope You stay safe and feel relaxed wherever you’re, glad to have you here again. In the last post, I wrote about deepest truth if you’ve not read it, you should. Today I’ll be talking about things I miss the most from blogging. After more than half a year neglecting Sparkling Letters, there are plenty of things I miss from blogging .Without further stories, let’s get down to the list!
1.PUTTING DOWN MY THOUGHTS INTO WORDS
Ever since I was younger, I’ve always considered myself a writer. I blog, I write short stories, I attempt writing a novel, and even in my darkest and saddest moments, I pour my feelings through writing. It's therapy. But writing doesn’t always come easy, sometimes you know what you want to say but you have a hard time writing them down. Or you just can’t find the right words. Or you’ve done writing but somehow you don’t like what you just wrote. Blogging is a good practice—a really good one. Through blogging I get used to translating my thoughts and feelings into words and in the process, I expand my vocabulary, I discover my preferable writing style, and most importantly, I find my voice.
After half a year of not blogging, I realized I was a little rusty. There were times I had a hard time composing long work emails. When I tried to continue writing my first draft, I couldn’t get the words flowing. When I wrote for fun, I just… didn’t completely like my writing. And there are some instances where I couldn't find the right words to explain things—even my English vocabulary is deteriorating.
2. PEOPLE READING MY THOUGHTS
Let's face it, even if we write for ourselves, having an audience is good, isn't it? I adore my readers, and I'm always grateful when people take the time to read my pieces and comment on them. It's satisfying to know that all of your efforts for that post were worthwhile.
3.INTERACTING WITH OTHER BLOGGERS
I think I speak for everyone here when I say the best part of blogging is THE PEOPLE! I mean, you get to meet people from all over the world who share the same interests with you it’s difficult to find bookworms in real life, so I always cherish my online bookworm friends ♥
Losing my blogging friends is one of my biggest fears from getting back into blogging. A half year is plenty of time for things to happen on the internet, what if they forget about me? If I’ve dropped by your blog, you may have noticed that sometimes I start my comment with “do you remember me”. It’s more than just ice breaker because I’m honestly scared to just barge in your post being all excited and enthusiastic and there you are thinking, do I remember this person? Also I noticed that there has been a lot of changes: people who were active before are no longer there and there are lots of new bloggers.
4.COMING UP WITH FRESH IDEAS REGULARLY
Like it or not, having a blog forces you to be creative. It’s like running a magazine. You have to constantly come up with original post ideas, take pictures, play around with designs, and interact with other bloggers. It’s a constant challenge, but I like it. During my days of blogging, I have to say I’ve come up with several amazing & highly original post ideas that I’m proud of and that feeling motivated me to keep looking. I did regular brainstorming to come up with fresh ideas, but now? I’m running out of ideas. I grabbed my blogging notebook and looked at the list of post ideas I’ve had so far: most of them are no longer relevant, or overused. So, yeah… I think going back into blogging will get that creative juice flowing again .
We’re finally at the end of the post!
it’s been a while since I wrote anything this long Anyway, those are all the things I miss the most from blogging. I’m sure there are more, but that’s all I can think for now.
Have you ever gone on hiatus before? If so, what do you miss the most from blogging?
LET’S CHAT!