What are you passionate about?

Or how to keep writing alone in a little room and still be passionate about it…

Writing is the loneliest career one can choose. Sure, creating your own world where you get to name all the places and the creatures populating it is pretty fantastic.

Let’s address the first problem of staying passionate when the project on which you’re working is taking ages or months. Years. Let’s make it clear, writing a book is hard. It’s a life quest. Going on a mission dealing with ups and downs. But the worse part, for all these years, we have been taught that writing is a lonely affair.

Is it true? Well, maybe. Although it’s not required. The solitary act of writing has changed as a result of how social media has infused itself into our everyday lives. Since humanity is interconnected, why not use this fact to influence how we approach writing as a creative endeavor.

So how to stay passionate?

When writing a first draft, a second draft, a third, even a fourth, and the endless doom of revisions it’s important to stay motivated. However, it is highly advised to take a step away from your manuscript which is slowly spiraling into an obsession. You need fresh eyes. Yes. You need people. You need people keeping you accountable. So it’s important to have a group of friends or fans following you in the process of creation.

There are many who are curious about what goes on behind the scenes. Some people enjoy participating in the creative process. That is how the Patreon website operates. A means of assisting writers, artists, and other producers of creative media, through a source of funding and by providing subscriber-only material.

There are so many participative platforms out there that help artists create and connect with their audience. Some examples are Tiktok, Discord, Twitch, Youtube, Ko-fi, and many more.

Nowadays people consume content in a different way. Thus, the process of converting a concept into a book is quite fascinating. In other words, you don’t have to spend all day alone in a small space writing your book. Bring everyone into your modest space. Online stream your procedure. Reach out to your audience. Meet fellow writers on forums. Do collective projects together. Meet online. Meet IRL.

My Personal Experience:

I’ve found that talking to creative people and surrounding myself with beautiful art keeps my mind creative and fresh. So read, and watch beautiful and mind-bending media. Allow yourself to roam and discover new things. Keep your inner child alive. Be in awe. Don’t let this society dim your light.