tales of Suchita

While interviewing a long-time blogger, she said something very interesting – so interesting that it is stuck in my head. She said that while writing is a solitary exercise, blogging is a social activity. Though I had been blogging for about 11 months when I had that interview with her, it really struck me then how correct she was.

I had been writing for myself for so long – hiding the talent and desperate dreams in password protected word documents – that sometimes I forgot I was not an island. As you write, it is easy to forget that something other than your story exists beyond the bubble it helps you to create.

Starting this blog was my attempt to build a road from my island to the mainland. It was brought home to me, rather brutally, that I or my story will not exist unless someone reads it. It was this more than my fear of discovering I was no good that I finally created that road.

Once the road was created, I didn’t do much to maintain it or improve its aesthetics. I think this lesson – that I need to network, build a tribe around my blogging space, converse with like-minded people – came a little too late. I am only now starting to realize that I did not take advantage of the blogverse like I should or could have.

So maybe now is a good time to set myself a task – a task of attempting to not only be discovered by people but also discover some to follow who could enrich this journey more.

March is my one year blogiversary month! And I am going to celebrate by penning down what I have learnt in this one year. Stick around for more.