2023, I have implanted these 11 lessons in my consciousness:

đź“ŤAs much as I thought writing is an art, there is a science too behind it – absolutely learnable.

📍When you think you have written enough, you’ve just started.

đź“ŤSilence is revolutionary. It enhances perception, brevity, and impact in sentences.

đź“ŤGreat rewards come with empathy. Create comprehensible content.

đź“ŤHacks may work, but cannot replace the hard work a writer puts in.

đź“ŤIntentions can move mountains and punctuations can change the game.

đź“ŤImpeccable grammar weaves sense but simplicity builds engagement

đź“ŤBeauty lies in the eyes of the beholder and your content can give beautiful experiences

📍Feeling the readers’ real-time presence helps write for them, and with them.

đź“ŤThinking matters! Feeling matters no less. In fact, they build a writer-reader bond.

📍Out of office messages and resignation letters don’t always have to be straightforward. Pack them with punch, inspiration, and storytelling.

Writing to me is a journey like to many of you, not a destination. There have been times when I’ve been impatient with myself and followed the ‘trending hacks” to get traction but I realized that is NOT what my goal is, as a writer.

It’s NOT my goal to hoard likes and comments.

My goal is to share a part of me through my work, contribute and care for my readers- authentic readers, and bring a world of joy and peace when they read what I have to share. 

Who would have thought it would take years of writing to realize this?

 

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