Summary

A blogger shares their journey and passion for writing, emphasizing personal growth, community, and the joy of expressing oneself through blogging, while encouraging others to start their own blogs and follow their hearts.

Abstract

The author of the blog post discusses their personal experiences with blogging, which has been a significant part of their life for over a decade. They write about their day-to-day life, travel, books, leadership, and writing, and have recently been inspired by love to create a publication titled "Unusual Love Story." The purpose of their writing is to give back to the community and help others by sharing their insights and experiences. The author values simplicity and clarity in their writing style, aiming to connect with readers on a personal level and inspire them to pursue their passions, whether it be writing or another endeavor. They offer advice for aspiring writers to start creating content and to persist through initial challenges, drawing inspiration from renowned authors like Neil Gaiman.

Opinions

Blogging is a cathartic and purposeful activity that has helped the author through tough times and provided a sense of community.
The author believes in the power of writing to express genuine feelings and establish connections with others, rather than writing to impress.
They advocate for authenticity in writing, suggesting that articles should be engaging, informative, or entertaining to be valuable to readers.
The author emphasizes the importance of following one's heart and passions, even if it means ignoring the brain's doubts and fears.
They encourage readers to not give up on their ambitions and to work hard towards their goals, suggesting that persistence leads to improvement and success in writing and beyond.

Yet Another Blogging Manifesto?!

Start A Blog Today!

One of my blogging friends has challenged me to write an article called “Blogging Manifesto,” and I had accepted immediately.

The purpose of this article is to tell you a little about my blogging journey and, more importantly, to convince you to start your blog.

For this article, I need to respect the structure proposed by the initial author.

What Do You Write About?

I write mostly about what I feel and live. I have a full-time job in IT Support and struggle with the day-to-day tasks daily. I love to write from my personal experience, and I hope to inspire others to do the same.

I write about travel, books, leadership, and writing. Recently, something incredible happened to me, and I decided to group all the articles in a publication my girlfriend called Unusual Love Story. This extraordinary thing is something called L-O-V-E.

If I made you curious to find out why is our love story unusual, read the below post written by my girlfriend:

How Crazy Am I to Leave Everything Behind and Listen to My Soul?

From a social point of view, I had everything. Emotionally, I could barely breathe …

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I am deeply in love, and I feel that I had found the love of my life, my other half.

Why Do You Write?

Blogging is a way to give back everything I had learned in a hard way, to anyone interested in it. If an article of mine helps or inspires a single person, it has achieved its purpose.

I read a quote here on Medium that expresses my vision about writing:

Write to express, not to impress!

I love it. I had been blogging and writing content for over 10 years now while being in school or struggling with full-time jobs.

I had a period when I did not know what I wanted to do with my life; I saved myself by blogging. I know it sounds funny, but it’s true. I blogged over 6000 articles and paid the bills with the money I had received from Google Ads.

What I’ve Learned After Writing Over 6000 SEO Articles Just for the Robots

My articles had zero user interactions. The 35K unique users were just random users.

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To sum up, this is what blogging helped me gain in over 10 years:

it helped me meet nice people
it made me be part of a community
it provided me purpose and made me work hard

I love talking and communicating. I find writing an extension to speak, a different but efficient way to express feelings and establish relationships with others.

Now Let’s Talk a Little About My Writing

I am still a newbie on Medium, but I am working at defining my writing style write now. I love writing texts in a “spoken way.”

I try not to use fancy words; I would love it if 5th-grade students could understand everything that I write here.

Before I hit publish, I try to answer the below questions:

Why would I read this article?
Does this article impress me?
Does this article teach me something new?
Does this article make me laugh?
Does this article annoy me, at least?

If I am not able to answer any of these questions, I either edit or discard the post entirely because I find it useless in its current form.

What’s the Message I Want to Transmit to My Readers and Other Writers!?

Do what you love! Stop making compromises and start following your heart. The brain sometimes sabotages us bigtime.

Allow yourself to follow the heart and ignore the brain sometimes.

If you love writing, start writing crappy articles until you learn how to write better ones. For a list of quick tips extracted from Neil Gaiman, follow the below article:

Writing Tips Learned From Neil Gaiman

You love American Gods, don’t you?

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If you are just a random reader scrolling Medium, never give up on yourself. Find out what is the thing you love doing and work hard to succeed. Stop suppressing your ambition!