Finding Your Way Back to Writing: A Storyteller’s Journey
Feeling stuck in your little job? Maybe this story can help you be a little braver and dive right into your passion.
I have always been a writer at heart. As a kid, I would fill notebooks with stories, poems, and daily musings about my life. Journaling was the default outlet for me, a way to process all the thoughts and emotions that I did not understand.
It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I started sharing my writing with others, under cleverly picked pseudonyms, of course.
Blogging became popular during my teenage years, and I found myself drawn to the idea of having an online platform to share my thoughts and experiences with like-minded individuals. My blog became a place where I could express myself freely and connect with others who shared similar interests. It was through that experience that I realized writing could be more than just a hobby, it could be a career.
In 2016, I landed my first job as an advertising copywriter. It was a dream come true, and I was excited to work in such a creative and fertile field.
However, I soon found that the demands of the job were quite draining and were not very rewarding. Coming up with new ideas and clever headlines for morally ambiguous…