#ILLUMINATION100CHALLENGE — DAY 3
Do You Suffer from Writer’s Tsundoku?
Reasons and Solutions
Tsundoku is the Japanese term for hoarding books, acquiring tons of reading materials but letting them pile up in one’s home without reading them.
So what is Writer’s Tsundoku?
From a writer’s perspective, Tsundoku is failing to write or hit publish.
Some reasons for Writer Tsundoku are Impostor Syndrome and Fear of Rejection.
#1. Impostor Syndrome
Many writers worry we don’t write well enough, we do not have the right credentials. Or we don’t have anything unique to say. Or there is always the fallback “no time to write” excuse.
#2. Fear of Rejection
For a lot of us, it is easier to have all our brilliant ideas stay inside our heads than be transferred to paper. This way we don’t have to risk rejection, risk negative feedback, or worse, the ignominy of zero views!
While I do not recommend publishing mediocre articles, I do believe “published is better than “perfect”. Platforms like Medium are wonderful to identify your writing voice, work out your kinks and discover what you enjoy writing.
Solutions:
- Participate in a writing challenge like the #Illumination100Challenge. 100 words, 100 days.
2. Starting trouble? Not sure what to write? Use these ideas to get going.
And if you have a big pile of books or other reading material at home, spend some time skimming the contents. They may spark new content ideas for your writing spree.