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Stop Focusing on Getting Curated and Just Write
It’s about loving the process, not trying to manipulate it
After nearly two decades of writing, I can say with confidence that I write primarily because I love it.
My writing journey began when I was young. I remember getting a Harry Potter themed journal when I was maybe seven years old. I only wrote in 3 or 4 times at most, but doing so sparked my interest in writing.
In fourth grade, I wrote a 3 or 4-page poem for book report after reading Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time. I continued to enjoy writing in school, whether it was creative or technical and found that I was pretty good at it.
One Christmas, my Dad began the tradition of getting me a nice journal every year. He’s written in his journals nearly every day for decades, following after his own Father. I began writing at about sixteen, and have kept a journal almost every year since.
Although now I don’t get a journal every year, instead I record life events on a Google Doc to make it easier to remain consistent.
Not long after getting my first journal from my Dad, I learned about blogging from my Mom when she started her blog. As an English major, she has a deep…
