Because Writing Needs Guts

Until I started blogging just of April this year, I never had the courage to write about what I think and let others read them. When I found myself tapping away at my keyboard at home, the stuff I wrote were always personal - like a letter to my future self, how my year 2011 was like, and dreams for myself and for my family. Needless to say, I never let anybody read them but me.

I've always wanted to write about pop culture and media-related things that will more likely make me feel like a journalist (credits to my MassComm background). But then again, something holds me back from doing it. That something has a name. It's called fear.

I fear that people may not like what I write. I fear that I may not be good enough in articulating my ideas. I fear that I will get undeserved criticism for voicing my thoughts. My lists of fear run a mile, but I know this has to stop.

And so I found a quote that reminds me why I should throw away this unwanted feeling.

True enough, I must learn to write about things that I WANT TO WRITE, even if they scare me not a little, but a LOT.

My first attempt at what I call "Hugyaw" writing was Use of Hashtags on Facebook and its Many Levels of Distress. I wrote it because I think it's funny and relevant since hashtags are ubiquitous on Facebook. However, it took me a lot of courage to publish and share it with my friends because I have Facebook friends who are guilty of it. 

On the bright side, it felt liberating to be able to write something that no one has ever written about yet. Thus, I  have inadvertently created an equation that would get me going with my newfound courage: 

Write something original and socially relevant + Sprinkle it with humor (sarcasm, actually) = Happy readers

Yey! As a blogging noob, I think that's acceptable already. 

P.S. Every time fear tries to get the best of me, would someone please slap me with these words below. I'd let you know when it knocks on my door. ;)

Hope that inspires you, too!

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