I am emrysjobber a poet, I write poems based on my day to day lifestyle experiences. what I see and feel I put in lines.
writing has been one of the things I'm passionate about since I was a child, it is something I joke around with like a toy. i have never thought of it as something to do for a living due to the society I was born into.
writing, especially poetry is mostly segregated from other forms of art due to it's complexity. in the environment where I am from, it is considered a joke. in a society where survival is highly expensive and unpleasant at times, writers of great potentials often divert their human resources to other forms of art like music and films just to get out of the loop.
in the likes of great African writers such as.
1)Chinua Achebe
2)Wole Soyinka.
3)Femi Osofisan
4)Buchi Emecheta
5)Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
who have won numerous novelistic prizes and international recognition across the universe has been a great motivator and also pressure cooker for most young upcoming writers because as much as we are passionate about writing, there is a big shoe to fill.
As a writer, you are expected to have an understanding of literary techniques, that will assist you in creating content. In today's environment it is often quoted that "can passion pay your bills". in recent times due to the harsh nature of the society a lot of writers have abandoned their passion for writing to pursue career jobs.
CHALLENGES SOME WRITERS FACE.
1) PARENTAL/GUARDIANS INFLUENCE
as I have mentioned earlier, some writers during their childhood they have been instructed of what to do by their parents or guardians with no concern to what such child might want.
in most developing countries right of a child is less potent, parent or guardians are seen as the career manager of their children. this is not restricted to developing countries only, this act also occur in developed nations too. this has been seen as a tradition of parents to dictate what path the child has to take. As we know family is the first socialisation process and idea formation of a child, A child when given birth to is just a blank slate, as child grows he/she cultivates some habits based on the instruction of the parents, this influence the cognitive process of every human.
2) FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
l quoted earlier, "can passion pay your bills" the fact that you are passionate about writing does not guarantee your financial survival. money being one of the greatest determinants of survival in today's environment, almost everything involves the use of money. As a writer who is passionate about writing without adequate financial support he/she will end up abandoning such passion for the sake of survival. working with other organisations or firm and still trying to keep up your writing is almost impossible at times, in most cases it also depends on how committed you are but regardless of your self discipline and attitude towards writing being human comes first and there is a limit to what the body and mind can tolerate before breaking apart.
3) INFERIORITY COMPLEX
some writers have the feeling of not being good enough in such doing they hide their passion for writing, the feeling often affect their writing skills. this can be due to some factors such as, lack of socialisation and exposure. A writer's ability to master the act and art of pen is as a result of the experiences they have accumulated. when a writer does not socialise enough he/she might feel rejected from the society. as a result of that he/she will develop self concealment which will result to inferiority complex.
4) LACK OF SUPPORT
apart from financial support, everyone deserves to be loved and cared for. As a writer grows up and formulate cognitive process, act of love and care means a lot. a writers emotions determines the kind of genres or the mood he/she would focus on while writing. for example writers like Thomas Hobbes one of the propagator of social contract theory, due to the war he was exposed to during his early childhood years, in his state of nature of the social contract theory he propagated, he stated that humans are evil and chaotic in nature and he believes that only the law and emergence of a super power can put the world in order, he is mostly regarded as an absolutist. if he never experienced such cruelty during his childhood days his perspective might have taken another angle.
5) LACK OF INSPIRATION
this is a factor that affects so many writers while writing, some times writers experience head blocks which is as a result of emotional disorientation. writers are inspired by so many factors but regardless of such factors, without the ability to feel inspired at a particular moment during writing a writer won't be able to write.
6) ENVIRONMENTAL/GOVERNMENTAL RESTRICTIONS
in some countries, there are certain restrictions on writers. which has hinder them from enjoying the privileges of writing as they desire. not all countries enjoy the libertarian theory which lay emphasis on freedom of the press.
Thanks to the emergence of technology which has led to the globalisation of media content as a result of that the world has now become a global village which has now given so many writers the privileges to stand against some of this challenges, it has created an avenue for upcoming writers to be privileged to have access to such amazing website like HIVE, Where writers can get rewarded for their passion for writing.
in case you have any other challenges facing writers that I did not include, u can kindly input it in the comment section.
Thanks for reading, I appreciate everyone on hive for continuous support and special thanks to @starstrings01 for his generous HP delegation and mentorship. As you all know my writings are description of my day to day lifestyle and thoughts, hope you understood as much as you could. Feel free to drop your comments, reblog. It will be highly appreciated
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Wow, this is a well detailed post, and really true about being a writer. First, you may not have parental support because many parents wants their children to be doctors and engineers.
Yeah exactly 😅
Thanks for reading bro