My Personal Blog

03

This is the third episode I posted in this blog.

I've become super busy because of something that I'm dealing with right now.

I had free time so I decided to write a blog. Why not? I missed writing so much, it is my passion after all.

Time flies by very fast. Indeed, A year ago—or so what I remembered— I decided to install the app 'dream' my only plan is to write a novel that will satisfy my plot cravings, you know I'm saying?

I'm once a reader of the novels made by my sister, I admire her. And so, I became a writer myself but I stopped halfway. I was 8 or 9 that time. Around 2021 I installed the app 'w*****d'. I read a lot of stories but neither of them satisfy my cravings. And so, I said to myself that I should try writing a novel myself but my sister stopped me, not because she doesn't support it but because she doesn't want me to experience the toxic side of the app 'w*****d'. She instead showed me the app 'dream' where—according to her— I can write and read freely without experiencing the fear of h*rassment, toxicity, and bashing. I then, published my first book here on the platform "Doctor Strangers" where you can see for yourself if you already read it (which ofc you should) how terrible my writing style is, a few people started praising it though, the first comment I received made me emotional, it was a good review ofc.

Until I finished writing the story, there was no hate or critic comment, that time it was 5k+ reads already which for me is big enough to make me cry out of happiness.

A few weeks have passed, and then there was a comment that made my heart break but at the same time, after I read the comment again and again and again. I started to realize that she or he was quite right. My storyline is a mess, as well as the writing style. There are plenty of typographical errors and so. I then thought about how to handle it, I replied to the comment and thanked her or him for being an honest critic. I decided to just make another novel where I can put all together what I have learned while writing and re-reading my first novel. I applied it all and dedicated my time to finishing another novel, surprisingly though my friends and sister said that I improved a lot.

Many positive feedbacks and ofc there's also negative but barely. I never replied to any of them.

I also decided not to edit my previous work which is Doctor Strangers, cause while comparing the stories I've made from the present It kinda motivates me to write with all I got and every time there's a scene that I wrote and after I re-read it and turned out to be a boring one? I scrap it but it is always on my draft. In the future I plan to compile them and see the difference.

My point in sharing this story of me is to motivate the starting writers out there. Your first novel isn't necessary to be a perfect and flawless one. Treasure every feedback you get whether or not it's positive.

Because you will learn from them. Readers will learn from you, and you will learn from their feedback as well. It's give—and—take or whatever they called that.

It is hard at first to read negative feedback, but you gotta take it because it will help you learn and improve your passion, and talent.

At the end of the day, all writers, I believe, are all started with zero reads, tons of errors, and sometimes writers block.

Well, as for myself I never experienced writer's block.

That's all for today. Have a good day everyone!!!

—Mary(✿^‿^)

DO SHAREEEEEEE!!!! DO SHAREEEEEEE!!!

Aug. 10 2022. Wednesday. 1:20 A.M

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