Saroj Shrestha

The Horrifying reasons why your writing sucks #3 applies to almost everyone Here’s the new year. We’re almost done with the first week. But, nothing’s changed, you know. The websites you visit are probably the same. The same old habits. You breathe the same old air, and I guess, you may eat the same junk food. For some, the new year brings resolutions. They start a diet or hit the gym. For others, it’s just a coping mechanism to start a new goal every other week. They set goals and work on it the first few weeks. But, a couple of days later, they quit. And they quit it like they’ve never started it before. For writers like you and me, the new year can be a bit challenging. New milestones. New goals. And new challenges. In the midst of all these, one thing you may have missed: your writing. Every year, as it passes by, I contemplate my writing style and make certain improvements. While this may look like self-judgement, it’s not. Instead, it’s analyzing your writing style and improving it to become a better writer. That’s how I learned English as a second language. That’s how I learned to write by myself. And that’s how I started my journey as a freelance writer. If you think your writing sucks, it may be because of the following reasons. You’re a freaking overthinker: Writers have a knack for thinking. That’s how they come up with brilliant ideas. But, for some of us, this habit of thinking takes place more than a billion times, making us an overthinker. If you’re this type of writer, you’re almost close to quitting this page. Still, you read it. Oh, the old habit of overthinking. You overanalyze your decisions. You change your words and sentences, probably more than a trillion times. If not for all this, you also delete your old published piece. Make this year one of the most productive years of your writing career. Stop overthinking. Stop overanalyzing. Write and publish. Keep it how it is. Because, as you may know, at the end of the day, all that happens is your writing improves. You write inhumanly that reads like a dead zombie: This year has to be the one, where I improve my inhuman writing style. My writing is good, but it’s not the best, I know. It’s because I write inhumanly. Like me, you may be the one with this writing disorder. You write mundane sentences. It’s not structured. And, at last, it doesn’t even consider the feelings of the readers. One thing that I’ve learned after writing for this long is, you don’t write for yourself. I’m sure you can. You’re more than welcomed to. But if you’re a content writer or a copywriter, the ones who write words for their clients to make a living, you don’t write for yourself. In fact, you don’t even write for your clients. The truth is, you write for their readers. Every word you use in your article has to be about and for the readers; their feelings and emotions as well. Otherwise, it’s a fad. You’re a psychopathic liar: Okay, this has to be at the top of the list. But, anyways, it’s here, and it’s true. Being a liar hardly has any benefits to it. If it does, well, a psychopath will set you up for that. As a writer, if your writing sucks, it may be because you’re a liar. Okay, let me explain. It has nothing to do with cheating your girlfriend or going out with your homies without asking your parents, if you’re under 18. The thing is, you lie and cheat your readers. Your articles are a bunch of self-agonized false statements, and self-proclaimed personal development stories — lessons that don’t help anyone, let alone be something of value. A self made case study, or an article written without proper research and study. If that’s you, you’re a liar — a liar of words. And I don’t know about others, but if you want to become a better writer, and make your writings good, better not lie again in your articles. That’s it for today.. If you came across this article while scrolling down the Medium feed, and you read most of it, here’s what you can do. Read more. If you found this piece to be informative, and you’re interested in learning more about freelancing, creativity, writing, copywriting, content writing and marketing, you can click on my profile above and read amazing articles like these. Until next time — Keep shining, keep writing, and keep publishing an amazing piece.