As I always say, writing is not my forte and I am not good at English either, so why am I here? To earn extra cash, of course.
Since I am a full-time housewife/mom, I need to find ways to help with our expenses. I have tried different ways actually, like putting up a small sari-sari store and selling different kinds of snacks in our neighborhood. It was okay at first but got bankrupt at the end(sad life).
So I tried searching legit sites on the internet where I could earn extra by doing some tasks. Found some of them but I spend so much on my load just to do the tasks and get so little in return(lugi na ko).
Then, luckily I found read.cash. The person who invited me told me that I could earn dollars just by leaving comments in articles. He said that I could earn points that have an equivalent amount in dollars. So I thought that would be easy peasy. (Read.cash was in point system before)
I started reading articles and leave comments that I could relate to. I did that for 2 days and earned $0.76 for it! I was so happy. Like, this is legit. I didn't spend much load and then get something in return. So I continued doing it for like 2 weeks. But then, I started wanting more. I was so envious of those who have earned more by writing articles, and think that if they can do it, I can too, lol!
So I thought, why not try writing? And so the struggles begin! 😂
Topic
Thinking of a topic to write about is one of my struggles. Unlike other users who are full of ideas, I was so out of it. It will take me days before I would come up with a certain topic to write. And guess what, the first article that I wrote cannot be considered an article, lol! It was about my cat Luna and consist of 30 paragraphs and oh yeah, the grammar (Jusko patawarin, hahaha!)
But I forgive myself for writing that and promised not to do it again, lol!
How to Start
Now that I have a topic, my next problem is how and where to start. I should have a good start and a good ending. So I would start from scratch, like literally. I would write it on a piece of paper one by one. Every time I would think of a better sentence/word to connect, I would write it on paper. Then while doing my usual routine, my mind is working like thinking on what to write next. There was a time that I was doing my laundry, I was mumbling and then my husband asked me who am I talking to. I just told him that I was memorizing a line in drama, hahaha!
Most users do free writing because it comes naturally to them. Once their brain and fingers connive, they became the keyboard warriors, lol!
Editing Attachments, Links
Of course, I wanted to improve my work so I asked for some help from @carisdaneym2 (sorry for tagging bebe girl). And she patiently taught me how it's done. I also started using Grammarly to help me with my articles.
After months of being a writer, I think I improved even a little, you think so too, right? Please say yes, hahaha!
I have been writing here in read.cash for almost or maybe a year, not sure though. And this has been a big help to me. Not just in the financial aspect, it also helps me improve myself. I started using my stock knowledge and made my rusty brain working again. I feel like I am back in school with all the knowledge that I need to learn. And because of that, I became more confident in myself.
Closing thought
Writing helps me a lot. It helps me release all the stress. It helps me reach out to people, make friends with them, exchanging ideas, and points of view. I get to know more about myself, learn new things about me like who knew that I could write, right? I did not know that I am capable of doing it. So let me just say, Thank you read.cash...
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Date published: September 8, 2021
Writing, and thusly "honing your craft," is something that takes time and practice. But that is not unlike most things we do in life. I have been writing since I was eight years old. I wrote many short stories, and eventually went on to write novels.
The progression is easy to see. I still have all of my early works. And obviously what I wrote when I was eight was a LOT different than what I write now at 48. No matter WHERE I write, or WHAT I write.
Have I perfected the art? Of course not. There is no such thing as perfection. There is only doing, and continuing to do, and improvement comes from that.
Does it mean I am ever going to write the next "War And Peace?" Probably not. But the thing is, and it is the most important thing; I do not have to. But it does not stop me from trying to make sure that every single next word is better than the last word.
And luckily there are places like this where I can share my ongoing and never ending practice.