Late at night, I found myself wondering what I should write about. This happens to me quite often. Ideas come rushing in at random moments, some I manage to turn into drafts, while others quietly disappear before I can even hold onto them.When I’m just thinking, everything feels effortless. Sentences flow naturally, and for a moment, it feels like I’m creating something truly meaningful. But the moment I sit down to actually write, that spark fades away almost instantly. It’s frustrating… and honestly, I still don’t fully understand why.
Maybe it comes down to something simple: the passion for writing. So far, I’ve published seventy-three blog posts. And yet, it still doesn’t feel like enough. Would reaching two hundred make a difference? I doubt it. Because deep down, I rarely feel like I’ve done “enough.” I just want to keep writing consistently.
If I write one post per week, that’s fifty-two posts a year. Let’s say fifty. Over ten years, that’s five hundred pieces of writing. It sounds manageable when you say it out loud… but who actually sits down and writes five hundred original posts? Nobody. Especially today? I don’t think so.
We’re living in a time where AI writing tools and language models are everywhere. You can ask them anything and get instant answers. You can even “talk” to them when you feel alone. So naturally, a question comes up:
Why would anyone choose to read a human writer online anymore?
The honest answer? Most people probably won’t. Even this text is translated with an AI. The original one is written by me in Turkish, but I do not have time to translate it into English, although I know it. I’m just an editor at this point for most English content.
Only a small group of readers will continue to follow writers whose voice they genuinely connect with. And realizing this can be discouraging. It can make you question why you even try. But then something small happens—a comment, a thoughtful critique, a single sentence of feedback—and suddenly, you feel motivated again. That’s all it takes sometimes. Because the truth is simple:
You can’t achieve anything by staying still.
Even if the internet becomes flooded with soulless, AI-generated content, we still need to keep writing. We still need authentic voices. Because maybe what we’re writing today are the last echoes of true originality. I want to explore this idea more deeply in another post, when I can sit down with clearer thoughts and give it the attention it deserves.
For now, I’ve realized something else:
Writing doesn’t always have to be perfect in one sitting.
Sometimes, it’s better to step away. To come back later, read again, and reflect. Before anyone else critiques your work, you should be your own first critic. There’s always a clear difference between something written carelessly and something written with intention—and you don’t need to be an expert to notice it. That said, anyone who creates something should be open to criticism. But being open doesn’t mean staying silent. There’s a difference between genuine critique and empty noise. And let’s be honest,there are plenty of people who criticize just for the sake of it.
You can’t silence everyone. And maybe you shouldn’t even try. Now that I think about it, that alone could be a whole new topic to write about. I’ll keep that in mind.
This time, I didn’t start with a clear idea. I just felt the urge to write, and I followed it. Maybe that’s something I should do more often. My passion for writing is giving me power.
See you in the next post.