Why I Write the Way I Speak — And Why That Matters
Because real people aren’t waiting to be impressed — they’re hoping to feel understood.
I didn’t grow up calling myself a writer. I still don’t introduce myself that way. But I’ve always been the kind of person who notices things — small patterns in how people talk, the way a sentence can land softer when you change just one word, the pause someone takes before saying something they’re unsure about.
Maybe that’s where it started.
When I sit down to write, I don’t try to sound clever. I try to sound clear. I think about who might be reading, and how I’d explain something to them if we were having tea on a slow afternoon. No jargon. No showing off. Just saying what needs to be said, in a way that feels true.
I’ve written about things I know well — everyday topics like wellness, food, small tech tools, even the feeling of being stuck. I’ve also written about things I had to learn from scratch. Either way, I begin by asking:
What would I want to know if I were reading this? What would make me stop scrolling?
People read with half their attention these days. That’s not criticism — just how things are. So writing, I think, has to meet the reader where they are. Shorter when it needs to be. Direct without being dull. Honest without being heavy.
If that sounds simple, it’s not. It’s a kind of listening. And I believe the best writers are listeners first. They hear the rhythm under the words — not just the sound, but the feeling behind it.
I may not have a degree in creative writing. But I’ve read enough, written enough, and observed enough to know this: good writing doesn’t come from trying to impress. It comes from trying to connect.
That’s what I try to do — whether I’m writing a product description, a review, or a simple “how-to” guide.
I write like I speak.
Because sometimes, that’s all a reader really wants: for the words to sound like they came from a real person.
🖋 Written by Reshmi — a freelance writer who listens more than she types.
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