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The Reason I Stopped Writing…

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Why I Stopped Writing

I started blogging somewhere around 2006. I had just bought a domain called “WorknPlay.net” and I wanted to dive into blogging right away. I learned how to setup a blog on blogspot and I was well on my way. I started writing regularly. I had a vibrant community and people actually cared what I wrote about. I was blogging about blogging while learning how to blog. It was awesome.

Back then I was going to college and I was working 12 hour night shifts at a factory to make ends meet. Then after I came home, I would read about WordPress, blogging, SEO, Social Media and online marketing. And I shared what I learned.

I made some amazing friends – some I have lost touch with and some we are still good friends. One of the person who has impacted me in a huge way is Jon (Everything I know now is because of you. Your constant push and telling me to keep doing even when I felt like quitting was the push I needed back then. Thank you!).

Back then cash was tight. I needed some money and the blog wasn’t generating much money. So I sold it for $2,500. It felt like a big success back then. Then I started writing on different blogs and so on.

I started getting better at marketing. I was delivering results both on social media and SEO ends so that’s where I focused.

Fast forward to 2011, I decided I want to stop working as a freelancer and setup my own shop and oBizMedia was born.

I loved to write. It was relaxing. It felt great to let out what I had in mind. But then, I stopped. Completely. I would feel like writing but I couldn’t put my finger to type my thoughts onto the screen.

The biggest reason I stopped writing was because of fear. English isn’t my first language and plenty of times I have been pointed out my grammatical errors. It didn’t matter to me before and I was making a livelihood writing about different things, but all of a sudden this fear paralyzed me. I quit cold turkey.

What if someone points out my typos? What if someone doesn’t agree with what I have to say? What if what I am writing about doesn’t really matter? What if what I think I know is wrong? All these thoughts really started to get to me and I stopped writing. And for the past 3-4 years I have had the hardest time writing. I have tried to break out of it plenty of times but everytime I froze.

I am challenging myself to write at least one post everyday. Whether it be here or on oBizMedia blog, I need to write. I need to express and I need to share what I know no matter how insignificant it may be at times.

Over the years I have grown. I have gone through a divorce and I have remarried. I started a business. I got a dog. I have visited Nepal 3 times since 2012. I would love to share about all these things and see if it connects with anyone. Not because I want to be read, but simply because I want to write about all these different experiences. It truly is therapeutic.

Fear was the reason I stopped writing and when I think about it, that was quite irrational. If you have fallen victim to this, let me tell you – don’t stop. Type away and share what you want to share. Writing is very therapeutic and right now I feel quite good. I hope to continue writing on different subjects and hopefully break out of this rut which has ran a bit too long.

Here’s to writing. Here’s to sharing. Here’s to feeling good.

Cheers!

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