Road To 2020 Best Creative Writing Blog | Zim Blog Awards

May 01, 2020

First things first, your favorite blog won the Best Creative Writing of 2020 in the Tribe of Influencers, Zimbabwean Blog Awards. A grateful heart goes out to the Home of Zimbabwe Digital Storytellers, Tribe of Influencers, and everyone who made it possible. Mama, I made it!! Okay, let’s get right into it.

Whenever I draft story ideas, look for a topic of interest, and write I always ask myself Why I Write. In my head, I always back it up with a clear vision and goals. Which is a good thing right? Blog goals help when I'm creating content so that my blog isn’t just a bunch of rudderless articles in a sea of content. But then I asked myself do my readers know? I never really gave a clear picture of what I have in my head to clearly sync with you. My apologies! Happy New month and let’s get to know what's In Her Thoughts.

In Her Thoughts blog is a fruit of passion rather than a mere hobby. It is a platform that writes Anything About Everything to motivate, inspire, and make a change. In the words of Yo-Yo Ma, “Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.” Taking risks, exploring topics that most creatives avoid, and ensuring measurable results is at the core of the blog’s values. The blog explores the darkness that's usually shunned. At some point, my sister and fellow thinkers would reckon that your blog is really dark.

Upon this experience, I realized that I was empowering darkness, what if I acknowledge it’s there but weave a positive blanket in the process. No matter what we may be going through our hearts should remain pure and help others. I thought to myself it would be a huge contribution to motivate people in their moment of weakness and self-doubt through the power of words. I have two main categories, At The Crossroads (articles on self-development, mental health awareness, confronting social injustices and personal blogs) and Art By Her (creative poems, personal experiences, and topic-based). Imma keep it short and sweet, I'm sure you get the gist.