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How To Write For Yourself
You hate writing.
Well, actually, that’s not right — you used to love writing, but somewhere along the line, the joy has been sucked out of it. You have to force yourself to open up the laptop each morning and start typing up something new.
You’re not alone in this feeling. At some point, writers from every field — freelancers, best-selling authors, mommy bloggers — experience this feeling. It’s not that you suddenly hate writing, it’s that you’ve forgotten how to write for yourself.
What is “writing for myself”?
Most writers started writing long before they made money for it. Maybe you started scribbling down fictional stories when you were a kid or filled up your diary as a teenager.
This kind of writing wasn’t for anybody else but yourself. You didn’t write for a client, you didn’t write to impress anybody — it was just for your own enjoyment.
Although some authors might argue that writing is meant to be shared with the world, I’m a firm believer that writing, at its core, is for you. It’s a creative outlet, a way to cope with our emotions, a fun past time — we can share our words with the world, but the goal isn’t to write for them.
