Why do I Write on Steemit?

I tried to introduce some of my friends to steemit and I usually get the feedback, "Green, if it'd involve writing count me out. I am not a writer." I always reply, "Neither am I." Whenever I say that I get this question, "How can you say you are not a writer, I visited your blog and saw some of the articles you've written?" I still maintain that I am not a writer.


In my first week or is it the second week here, which seemed like eons ago, I joined the PAL group, that was mentioned by an awesome steemian. I suggest you join too if you are yet to. I went to the writer's server and submitted my written work for appraisal. They have some kind-hearted folks that were helping wannabe writers get their act together.


When the result came out, it was looking bloody. The red used to underline parts that needed work on were just too much. I nearly gave up at that stage. But then again, I remembered that I am not a writer. What's the worst that could happen? Nothing. So I continued to write.


Now to the question why do I write when I know I am not a writer. Well, the answer may sound like a cliché, but it's the honest truth. I write because I find writing therapeutic. In the past, I have always written things on scraps of paper that get lost with time. Then, I was nursing the idea of being an author. But life happens when you are busy making other plans. So the idea of being an author was dropped.



Every day, I like to write down things that happened, whenever I do that, I find myself reliving the moments. Whenever I had a shitty day, I return home and write about the good days. I always end up feeling good. I wanted to start a blog but it was too complex and the idea of paying for hosting and other whatnot associated with blogging, made me change my mind.


So you can imagine my surprise when I was on YouTube and saw a promo video of a guy talking about steemit. He said you get paid to blog and own a free blog! The offer sounded almost too good to be true. But like someone that loves new things, I signed up for steemit. It had been an amazing journey, ever since.


Now, steemit can collect my scraps of stories, scribbles, true-life adventures (some sounding stranger than fiction), other trivial, and keep them forever. Does that not sound like something everyone should do? Like I said in my introductory post, I am an uninhibited person who likes to write on a variety of areas, including things like the reason the sky is blue.


Yes, that is true. Sincerely, I would still be writing on steemit even when the reward is reduced or removed. I know some may have doubts on the last part. But that also is true. It may only reduce the motivation to write. But writing is something I'd always do. So, do you feel like I do? That is, a person that writes without the flair of Mark Twain? A "non-writer" that writes.I would encourage you to write. Even if not for anything, but for the sheer joy of it.

Or, are you the writers that we all look up to for motivation? Go ahead and do your thing. Steemit is tailor-made for you.

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Please do leave comments below. Criticism of this writeup is welcome too. It's odd that almost everyone agrees on things on steemit :) It's almost surreal at times.

Much love from @greenrun
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