Annual Blog Report: The Year That Was…

Testing.

Dream Shattering.

And a little bit Hopeful.

Not every year is supposed to be sunshine. Some years are like the gloomy clouds and thundering storms and it’s fine, because you just need to keep your head above the water and float/swim, whichever works.

Wishing everyone a glorious and wonderful 2023 on that note.

-Author

Hello people and welcome to my start-of-the-year blog which was supposed to be posted before the year ending but meh. Is it just me who thinks that Jan-June and July-December seem like years apart even when it’s just one year together? Maybe it’s the result of our academic years being split in half like that? Either way that’s how the year is for me. For me, 2022 did not start on a nice note, and I remember it exactly. So I’m not surprised that it didn’t go as I had expected, not that I had expected much anyway. But the me who entered 2022 would not believe the stuff that happened this year and how can we even be surprised at all anymore! However, let’s focus on the positive things rather than dwelling on the negative ones.

Here are the good things that happened to me in 2022:

• I met international authors and went to my very first literature festival. Honestly, it was the best experience meeting talented authors and artists. They were so motivating and even provided us with guidance to pave the way ahead in the world of writing.
• I read a wide range of books resulting from classics to Young Adult to contemporary as well as horror. What makes it better is the fact that I could retain more of what I’ve read this time.
• Besides reading, I did good in writing too. True, I didn’t write much but I tried and became familiar with so many different forms of writing, which was fun.
• I passed HSC with 75%. That was a personal achievement because it’s not easy to be studying online for a whole year while you’ve to write your exams in offline mode. Thankfully, I had good company of my friends who kept each other motivated while we all were struggling.

In blogging terms, I’m really satisfied with myself as I tried alot of things and most of it was well received. I like to view my blogging stats towards the end and compare them with the previous year to see how I’ve progressed. Let’s see here then!

Apparently, I didn’t write as much as I did in 2021. I think it’s obvious because the first half of the year was dedicated to my boards examination. It feels like eternity has passed since that time. But 2022 was my year of exploration it seems because my posts differed in many terms from poetries to six word stories to haikus to tags. I’ll mention my top 3 blogs of 2022 according to my preference here.(Click on the pic to read it)

1. Aesthete Blogging – Because I just love anything remotely related to art, creation and ideas. Bonus points because they’re my own views 😉

2. Creating Characters/ Character Building Tag – Because it is the first tag created by me and it was hella fun to write

And the third is a hard choose between….

3. Trying my Hands on Six Word Story or The Haiku Tag – Because both were new things I tried in writing and enjoyed nonetheless.

In 2023, I want to:

• Write more engaging content and explore to find new writers in the community.
• Get creative and continue trying different forms of writing.
• Improve the overall look of my blog and add updates.

That’s all for this post. Let’s discuss in the comments on how 2022 was for you? What were your achievements last year? What do you have in mind for the new year? Hoping to find your answers below. Until my next post, stay healthy and motivated!

-Devangi