DAY 306!

I think the hardest part of being a writer is that moment when you're sitting down with all seriousness, but your head is suddenly blank. Then you panic that you won't be able to write anything good.

Of course, it's part of the whole creativity process, from which something pretty good springs out. Regardless, in those moments when you are blank, it isn't funny. You wouldn't be thinking, "It's a process from which something astonishing comes." That would be the furthest thing from your mind.

I feel the best part of being a writer is the point where you get immersed in your writing. I call it "Becoming your writing"—the part where the stream of thoughts in your head all starts to make sense. It all adds up, and oftentimes, at this point, I get so excited.

Every now and then, I tend to read stuff I've written a while back. Whenever I do, I'm so blessed by how my thoughts are refined each day.

My strongest prowess as a writer is the fact that before I was a writer, I was first a reader. Just the same way I get immersed in whatever I'm writing, that's the same way I get immersed in whatever I'm reading. A year ago, if I was told I'd be writing half as well as I write now, I wouldn't believe it. What would've been more unbelievable is being able to display my line of thoughts on social media platforms.

This wasn't because I was shy, but because I felt writing and showing it to the world was for people like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie—people who were great. But I quickly learned, "What you don't touch can't burn."

I started writing with the personal goal of one day writing a book at Chimamanda's standard. I haven't yet, and I'm not sure I will anytime soon. But, for now, it doesn't seem like dreaming high or trying to reach for the skies.

Someday I will!

But today, I'm most grateful for being consistent. Writing every day for the past 306 days is no joke!

@favvy_Okwans🖤.