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10 Tips I Wish I Had Known As a Beginner Writer
Looking back on my debut as I am celebrating my 100th article.
This article is a bit special. It is my 100th.
Yikes!
Looking at the stats, I have written about 160 000 words since February 2020. I am proud of myself. I didn’t know I’d get this far.
I have discovered through this adventure that writing didn’t solicit much effort. I am used to speaking a lot and the quarantine didn’t give me the occasion to do so. So, I started writing.
I have noticed writing calms me, actually. It enables me to think deeply about the topics I write about and to gain knowledge thanks to research.
Thinking about it, I’m not sure I have ever done any other activities as satisfying as writing.
However, merely “writing” is not enough if one wishes to become a successful writer. I have learned this the hard way through making several rookie mistakes.
Had I previously read about blog making, I could have avoided all of them, which would have saved me probably a month or so of work.
To help others avoid making the same mistakes, I thought I’d throw a shortlist of all of the things I wish I had known before I started writing online.
