Becoming a writer!

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Becoming a writer!

He was a normal guy with a fairly decent 10-6 job in the city. After a few years he was disillusioned by the regular job and the boring routine. He decided to do something different. After some thought, he decided to do something creative. And writing was an option. But he wondered – will it work and pay me enough later. He took a plunge though some of his friends dissuaded him from his choice. He had made up his mind to becoming a writer as it promised him the creative freedom and a break from his old routine. He tells his story…..

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I was just another guy working 10-6, surrounded by MBAs, technocrats, IT experts, bankers and other experts. My job involved costing, planning and selling dreams. How long can one sell dreams, dreams too have a limit though many say you can dream unlimited. But I reached a point where my dreams reached a saturation point and difficult to achieve the target. And I was going crazy though I was being paid well.

It was an endless grind and I had no alternative. I was almost frustrated by my job of selling dreams to customers. But I somehow knew I was meant for something more, something different, something challenging, something creative and something of my own. This was constantly reminding me to do something different,

I loved to read. I would get lost in the books, dreaming of the day my name would grace the covers. It seemed a far-fetched dream difficult to achieve, but something inside told me, not impossible. That was the motivation I needed for the risk I was taking on a journey towards the unknown.

There was a hitch. All my friends and buddies told me that life as a writer is not easy and writers don’t make any money. Stick with your job, that’s your future. And so, I stuck for some more years. But slowly I started to realise it was eroding my self-respect. I started to feel suffocated and was looking for a way out.

So, I started to write. The days I didn’t write, I felt I was not serious enough settling for mediocrity. I was unhappy and slowly I fell in my own esteem. This pushed me into depression. I went crazy. Then came the turning point. The pandemic put the breaks to business, commerce and industry. People were being retrenched; I had no choice but to find a different career.

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Personally, I was relieved. It felt I was given a nod to take a plunge and take control of my life. And that’s when I gave my new dream a shot. I started writing. I decided to do my best. I decided to sit down and write for just 5-10 minutes. My mind was flooded with ideas, my heart raced as I poured my thoughts onto the paper, instead of typing directly on my laptop.

This sudden creative urge confused me. Then, without any hesitation, I deleted every single line and word I had scribbled. It was all gone in a moment. No one would ever know if it was a creative piece, literary masterpiece or a jumbled mess. I was in a daze. But I realized if I had to make it my profession I will have to slog.

But it taught me something important. That I can write and express my thoughts into words. This trial and error went for few more days. Then I gathered courage to write my experiences and show it to my friends, many of them appreciated my writing and liked the way I expressed my thoughts into words. This was the beginning of my new career. This gave me the confidence and boost I needed,

After months and almost a year of writing blogs and creative pieces, I got to write content for commercial projects. I am doing fairly well. I am my own boss. I write when I feel like. It has given me freedom, confidence and money. And I just love to express my thoughts into words. Slowly I have started to receive assignments which keeps me busy and gets me a decent remuneration. Now my dream is to get my name on the cover of a best-seller book. Dreams don’t end!

My advice to aspiring writers is unless you are financially stable, don’t quit your job for the time being. I could do it as I could bank on my savings and plunged into writing. And finally, after a lot of grind and pain, made it as my career. Devote an hour daily to writing and pick up the nuances of expressing yourself through writing. Pick the language you have a fairly good command and easy to express your thoughts. No doubt English has a wider reach. Read well to write well. Initially you may find it a bit tough to translate your thoughts into words and sentences. As you write, you will pick up the right way to express yourself easily. Don’t bother about rejections, keep writing till you get it right. Once confident you may start contributing articles, stories and readable content online. You may even start a blog on any subject and write about it. People across will read you and may even get feedback. And slowly once you are noticed, assignments may come your way.

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Why is Mainstream Media losing out to You Tube Channels?

It’s not very difficult to gauge why the mainstream is losing out to social media channels, mainly videos posted by reputed anchors and journalists. There's a feeling the mainstream media has become yes-men of the government. One can feel this by seeing what the newspapers and television channels, print or broadcast. The headlines tell the story. There are numerous instances of media talking in favour of the authorities.

To give you an example, since the bulk of the MPs, around 145 members were suspended from the parliament, the TV channels were busy showing the TMC MP doing mimicry of Chairman of Rajya Sabha and Vice-President Dhankar and Rahul Gandhi taking a video of the protesting MPs. They were suspended on flimsy grounds, for questioning the breach of security in the parliament and how the ruling party MP issued a pass to the perpetrators of the protest within the parliament. Isn't it the right of the MP, elected and representing nearly 15 lac people in his constituency, to question this wrong? Instead of questioning the mass suspension, the media made a farce of it. Instead of talking about the suspension of nearly 145 members, they made a big issue of mimicry and Rahul Gandhi taking a video. It seems the target was Rahul Gandhi and not the TMC MP.

The mainstream media says it's an insult to the man holding a constitutional post. I agree, this is not done, but at the same time the person holding the constitutional post should remain neutral in his actions. During the recent election to the three states in North India, he visited Rajasthan numerous times and visited temples all over the state, all at the expense of public money. The former CM, Gehlot pointed this out. The Vice-President shouldn’t have visited the state where elections are to be held. He went out of his way to praise the PM recently. Holding a constitutional post, he should remain aloof from all this. No media talks about important issues such as employment, price-rise, economy, defence and other issues facing the nation. These are not talked in any of the channels, it’s being done on the social media channels and this seems to be driving people to the social media channels.

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