I Regret That I Stopped Writing for a While

Now, it’s so hard to write. My plan to bring back the enthusiasm

I started writing here on Medium in September 2020 with full energy and determination. Writing 100 stories without any expectation of earning was the goal that I set.

On Day 1, I thought accomplishing the goal will only take me 3 months. But here I am now on my 9th month and I’m still only my 80th story.

My most productive month was last January when I set a target of publishing every day but fell short and produced only 20. I had 5 stories in February and 6 in March. Then I stopped writing in April in the guise that I am only experimenting with the effect of not writing at all.

That was a huge mistake. When I stopped writing, it was very hard to go back. It seems like all the blog writing skills that I acquired vanished into thin air and now I’m totally lost. The confidence that I gained in my first 5 months of writing is nowhere to be found.

So now, I challenge myself to complete my 100th story before June ends. I may write short form or 2-minute stories but I’ll strive to publish every day to complete my 100th. If I’ll meet my target, I think only then that I will be able to regain my lost confidence.

Thank you for the usual support, my friends. I’ll keep you updated.

Note that this story was written without any edits. I’m just expressing how I feel right now — a little disappointed but determined. :)