There is a dark side to writing that you may not know.
The bad side of writing is the fact that it can be very lonely.
No matter your niche, there are some challenges each writer faces that may hamper their performance.
it’s not a bad thing to write. I knew that I wanted to be a writer, my parents didn’t doubt that I was capable of this, they just doubted that i could make a good living at it. Even the more caring members of the family often believe that creative people end up unhappy .
Alas! what i like about writing, you do not have to follow rules, you think up rules and innovate. no writer is the same and we both like to do things differently.
Writing is good, in the sense that it lets you express and empty your mind, but there are certain challenges that exist in it’s practice.
The dark side of writing I saw isn’t categorized, If I remember correctly, the first, is loneliness.
Writing is one of the loneliest jobs in the world, although the loneliness is an inner solitude and isolation, a writer must have if he is to be truly creative.
Nonetheless, the act of writing is indeed a solitary one, and the writing life requires you to close the outer world for long periods of time.
So I think that only a person who knows and is not afraid of solitude should aspire to write.
To finish a novel, you need to say no to trips with friends and time spent in the sun, and choose instead to chain yourself, on your computer or notebook and watch it for hours,
and because you have to spend so much time writing, you might not give enough time for friendships and pleasure.
Writing for me is not exactly lonely but it is hard on the self esteem because after a maraton session at the keypad,no one wants to know what you were able to achieve.All my family could see a closed door and they would love that I cook. people hardly support you at the early stage.
And for writers there is a temptation in the face of solitude to just channel this into your writing,to take refuge with your characters and get lost in the books until the gloomy feelings pass.
Seriously, social interaction is essential and it’s a skill that can wither with time.
So be sure to step away from your writing regularly.
It doesn’t make you any less of a writer.
Second, writing can be very long and tedious, which can be disheartening to some. There are many reasons for avoiding writing in the first place, the main reason may be one or several of the following.
A lot of people think that writing takes too long, for others the reason lies in some difficulties, Like word blindness or autism.
The problem with a full-time job, a partner and kids may make you not find time to write.Everything seems to eat into your drafting.
financial problems. You don’t always have control when your next book gets sold.Your editor may quit his job, even as an established writer, you may be surprised by a failed publisher, who might not be willing to pay you on time.
An agent can skip without sending a check to you,it happens to the best of writers.
Writers are sometimes known to overlook their relationships with loved ones or their children. They are busy writing and searching. Writing doesn’t give you free rein to neglect others.
you should have friends who are not writers, you should learn to socialize, and enjoy other activities wether they are connected to writing or not.
Writers tend to be sedentary, i.e., obese and subject to other health issues,
Other jobs are sedentary, you can suppose, but not all- compelling.
Some other problems of writing that i saw is;
High chances of critique even though a tiny error is detected,
Plagiarism in your work is uncontrolled,
contention,
Not very good at writing,
Disparaging feedback from society and family.
Another one is career uncertainty; Year after year, you can’t control when your next book goes on sale.
If you don’t use social media and communicate with readers, it’s easy for people to forget you.
You must keep thinking about pushing content at all times.
One other bad thing about being an author is the fact that you must stay positive,
and you have to live with hope all the time; hope to find an agent, a publisher and hope to find an audience, either of these.
to end this,
Despite the above challenges authors face, writing can be fun and has a huge payoff that are rich and especially satisfying, and if you are like me that loves to write, all these challenges can be endured.
for these reasons, go ahead and write.
