One Decade Old!

 

Ten years. That's TWO whole hands now!

This week back in 2014, I started the blog with this little introduction. I never would've thought I'd be writing for ten years. The Rare Writer, and my writing in general, have come a long way since then.

In my first year, I averaged one or two know-it-all-ish, highly literal and on-the-nose and frankly, kind of boring, posts per month, most of which read like they were likely blog-worthy versions of presentations or other articles I'd done years before.

My sophomore year, posts were more or less the same, but I nearly tripled my writing count. I wrote my first series of posts, reflecting on five years of a Joubert diagnosis, and began to include the fun and geekiness I hope the blog's become somewhat known for, with mammoths and superheroes making their first appearances just two months into the year!

Around 2017, I feel I hit a stride writing-wise. I was doing a lot more in the "real world" (JS Board/conferences, travelling, work search...) which meant more things to write about. This was the year I started Blogtober and began to get creative with my posts, writing some personal favourites.

The next couple years brought peaks and valleys, with work and volunteering taking away a little bit of writing time, but being extra creative and productive during the worst parts of the pandemic.

Over the last year, I've had moments of serious doubt and fatigue, even questioning if I should end the blog entirely. 

While I do want to find a way to do something different in regards to writing going forward(like working on that planned book!), I have considered the past ten years to have been a joy, with The Rare Writer ranking as one of my all-time best achievements, and still plan on posting.

As always, thanks to readers and followers. A special, mega-thanks to anyone who's been following since day one (I know you're still out there)!

Cheers!

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