Holy Hannah! I'm Back.
So I joined last year. I Love this site. I updated to premium and went through level one training. Well, to make a long story short, when I came to Niche I just could not decide.
I am an Artist and Photographer; I am also a mother of three soon to be four children. My husbands work makes our lives very hectic and almost impossible to get a stable routine in order.
It is essential to me that I picked a Niche that I am utterly passionate about. I wanted to do a lifestyle type of blog that emphasized my photography and photoshop skills by incorporating my children and the beauty of their dream world. Every time I went to progress further I just could not let myself, because it just did not feel right. It felt off. It felt wrong. There was so much I wanted to write about, and I just felt like I wasn't narrowing it down enough. I was in a mental block. I felt like I was on the cusp of what I wanted, but as I said before it just felt wrong. As a Photographer, I do not like showing any of my work unless I feel proud of it. Its easier to get my art out there because I am confident in my abilities. However, when it comes to writing, I am not. I get scared.
I am dyslexic, so writing and grammar have always been my very weak skill. I am so afraid of making a fool of myself that it was easy to put off my progression. Procrastination at its finest. So I invested in Grammarly, and now after almost a year of paying for my membership with little progress and little tweaks here and there to my websites, I am putting my foot down and saying no more. No more excuses.
Babies don't learn how to walk by douting themselves. There is a lot of falling, wobbling, and clumsiness. If I want to get better at writing and expressing myself through the art of words, I have to fall a few times by putting myself out there and being vulnerable.
Here's to new beginnings and the power of positivity.
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Welcome back, Mattie.
My thoughts are that you have nothing to worry about with your writing. This post shows that you are a capable writer and with Grammarly by your side, you're off to a new start and lots of success along the way.
Wishing you all the best :)
Hi Mattie,
From someone also returning to give it another go, welcome back to WA and online success. For different reasons I took time out from my efforts both on WA and my website.
Here is to new beginnings and forward progress.
With very best wishes for your online success.
Kaz :-)
Hi Mattie,
Welcome back to WA. I too have left and returned, still doubt my writing to some extent but I'm starting to find my feet.
For me, the most important thing I needed to hear in my head was the sound of my own voice talking. I guess that's how I knew I found the right niche.
Once I was confident enough in my niche to hear my own voice explaining it to me, I was able just to write without too much planning.
Sounds a bit strange I know...
When I read your post, it sounds natural, confident and very honest and I think that is all you need.
I hope you found your voice also this time around.
Good luck and if I can help at all just ask.
Nick