• Blogging Without A Picture Perfect Life—How you can let go of perfectionism as a writer and blogger, especially if you’re dealing with the added challenge of chronic illness. Here’s how I’m embracing the imperfect and letting go of comparison.
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    Blogging Without A Picture Perfect Life

    January 15, 2021 /

    There’s so much pressure online to have a picture perfect life and to have every moment Instagramable, that it can be very daunting to think of starting or maintaining a blog. Do you need to have everything put together and looking immaculate in order to share your story online? I’m here to remind myself and others that the answer is “no.” Here are my tips for blogging without a picture perfect life, and how I’m letting go of perfectionism as a chronic illness writer.

    I am a perfectionist, or at least someone who’s trying to be less of a perfectionist. My preference would be to wait to share my writing or photography or crafting until I’ve gotten it polished and as close to perfect as possible. But I live with multiple chronic illnesses that greatly limit my energy and ability to accomplish even routine tasks, so even publishing one post on my blog is a challenge.

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  • “For me, blogging was a way to break out of the restraints my chronic illness has put on me. Blogging has been so meaningful and brought back a sense of purpose to my life that had gone missing when I became so sick.” Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Blogging And Why You Should Blog Before You’re “Ready.” Tips I learned in my first year of blogging with chronic illness, and thoughts on why beginning bloggers don’t need to know everything. In fact, it might be best to just go for it! Here are some of the things no one told me about blogging, and why I think you should start blogging now. | cassiecreley.com
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    Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Blogging And Why You Should Blog Before You’re “Ready”

    April 12, 2019 /

    As promised in my round up about my first year blogging, I’m sharing tips I wish I had known from the beginning of my blogging journey. Be assured, this post isn’t to dissuade you from starting your blog. In fact, I think you should start a blog before you’re “ready,” and I’ll explain why.

    On my Facebook page, I asked if anyone had questions about my first year blogging. One of the questions was: “What was your reason for starting a blog?” Answering this question is the perfect background for why I think you should start blogging before you’re totally sure what you’re doing.

    One of the topics I blog about is dealing with chronic illnesses. I have several, and they’ve become progressively worse the last several years. The first one to get diagnosed was thyroid cancer. These illnesses have threatened to squash my dreams of being a published author. I think the first time I said I wanted to write books, I was in kindergarten (and then I promptly wrote a book for a friend and a play that my friend and I acted out while my dad taped us on the camcorder.) It’s been one of my dreams ever since.

    Despite becoming more sick, I was (and am) determined to keep writing. As you might have guessed, it’s kind of hard to finish writing a book when you struggle just to function during the day! And while I’ve published a handful of poems, I’ve not yet gotten a book out into the world. I started to feel frustrated. Even when I pushed myself to write, my words just stayed stuck on my computer. I felt like I wasn’t accomplishing anything. No one was reading a single word I wrote, unless it was a kind friend or family member offering to look over a story.

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