Blogger Recognition Award!

I was nominated for a Blogger Recognition Award by https://deveinmesite.wordpress.com/. I believe her blog is insightful, courageous, and inspirational. It brings to light the spiritual mind. I’m thankful to her for nominating me for this award–Truly appreciative. So check out her blog!

Rules For Participating In Blogger Recognition Award

Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link to their blog.
Write a post to show your award.
Attach the award to the post.
Give a brief story on how your blog started.
Give a piece of advice or two to new bloggers.
Select 15 other blogs you want to give the award to.
Comment on each blog and let them know you nominated them and provide a link to the award post you created.

How I Started My Blog

With great fear, I started my blog because many professional writers, peers at school, and my professor highly encouraged the idea of blogging. I also did it to fight the fear of showing my work to others. On WordPress, well I have to expose my writing, which I’ll admit, it makes me feel naked in many ways. Writing exposes anyone to judgment and criticism. However, my experience, so far, has been positive. One fear I have managed to defeat, a bit.

Advice To New Bloggers

You have to understand that writing is a process. The tools of a writer are reading and writing. So I advise a lot of reading and writing. I’ll recommend a few books that help with either fiction or nonfiction writing on a different blog. Writing short stories, poetry, or writing details about the human face helps you become a detailed writer. So I would recommend taking advantage of all three. And remember, grammar is important but not as important as creativity. You can fix grammar by reading grammar books, but never hinder your creativity. Be curious like a child. And laugh at your mistakes. Don’t put yourself down. And as a blogger, I simply decided to be me. I can’t do anything else but to be me. I write about what inspires me and discourages me. Writing is a therapeutic process, so write about what you want. Be you.

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