Can’t Find Your Niche?
It’s perfectly okay to not have it all figured out yet
Writing isn’t easy and I’m sure if your anything like me, you as well have been in the position of surfing and reading countless titles that read, “How to write the best articles” or “Follow these steps to better your writing”, but to tell you the truth? I believe there is a simple answer to the question that some of us are desperately searching for.
For starters
I don’t fully have it all figured out yet, so, I decided that maybe now would be the best time for me to write about my experience thus far, seeing I haven’t read very many articles that state the experiences of a writer, “that hasn’t quite gotten there yet”.
Meaning, I haven’t found my niche. I am not sure what topic fits me best but I can tell you one thing, stressing out about it won’t help me figure it out. I figured instead of stressing out about what my voice “should” be, I would just keep writing until a pattern emerged and my voice wasn’t then made but more along the lines of, discovered.
Writing
Listen, I wasn’t sure what my niche was and that was getting to the point where my writing then became limited in my head. What is worse than being a limited writer? Nothing! Writing should be free, there shouldn’t be any limitations to your imagination. When you start to stress about what to write about then you take away your creative thinking.
“Worry is a waste of imagination.” — Walt Disney
You can write about anything! Don’t search for something that is right there all along, as long as you care deeply about it you don’t have to worry so much. It will flow naturally. Emotion can be felt through your writing, so yes you guessed it, worry can be felt like the many other emotions through your writing. Not to mention, worrying, is the ultimate imagination killer.
The search
The search to be a better writer is like the search for who you are. It’s a dark rabbit hole that will just never end. Who you are is something natural. It comes from just doing and being who you truly are. Writing is a lot like this. Just because you haven’t figured it out yet doesn’t mean there isn’t something yet to be discovered.
“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” — Stephen King
You don’t need to search so hard but instead, practice what you already know and learn from it yourself. Everyone is different, everyone writes differently. Everyone has what works for them and doesn’t work for them. In life, there is a lot to learn yes, but some things just need action to make that happen. Keep writing and discovering. And don’t stress so much about how to be a writer, just write.
