Today we’d like to introduce you to Yashika Doshi.
Hi Yashika, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I didn’t begin writing online because I wanted to be seen. I began because I had too much to say and nowhere specific to put it. Writing, for me, always existed before the page.
At some point, I realised that most of these words are written in the middle of the night — when the world is asleep and honesty doesn’t feel exposed. I started sharing those words as they were. Unpolished. Sometimes unsure. Often tender.
My writing has never tried to arrive at conclusions. It sits with feelings instead. About love that lingers. About people who leave but don’t really go. About becoming someone new without fully losing who you were. As I once wrote, some things don’t end. They just learn how to stay quiet.
What surprised me was how many people recognised themselves in those quiet thoughts. Strangers would save posts, message me, or simply sit with the words. That’s when I understood that writing isn’t always about being understood — sometimes it’s about letting someone feel less alone. Because we are all carrying versions of the same ache, just with different names.
Over time, my page became less about writing for myself and more about holding space — for reflection, for softness, for the kind of honesty that doesn’t demand attention. Along the way, the writing found new homes — becoming a book, a podcast, and a Substack blog — each one another way of sitting with stories a little longer.
Today, I’m still writing the same way I started — through life as it unfolds. I don’t always know where the words are going, but I trust them to arrive where they’re needed. This page is not a destination. It’s a record of becoming. One feeling. One sentence. One quiet truth at a time.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
One of the biggest struggles was learning to share my writing without letting it define my worth. When you put something personal into the world, silence can feel loud, and visibility can feel exposing. There were moments of doubt — wondering if the words were enough, if they mattered, if I should keep going when growth felt slow or inconsistent.
Another challenge was staying honest in a space that often rewards trends and performance. Choosing depth over virality meant accepting that not everything would be widely seen — and making peace with that. I also had to learn how to protect my relationship with writing, so it didn’t turn into pressure or obligation.
There were pauses too. Times when life needed more living than documenting, when the words stopped coming, or when I needed to step back to feel again. But each pause taught me something important: that rest is part of the process, and silence can be as meaningful as expression.
Looking back, the struggles shaped the work as much as the writing itself. They taught me patience, boundaries, and trust — in the process, in the words, and in myself.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
My work focuses on writing and storytelling across digital and long-form platforms. I create poetry, short prose, and personal essays that explore emotional experiences such as relationships, identity, change, healing, and personal growth. I share this work through my Instagram writing page, as well as through a published book, a podcast, and a Substack blog.
I specialise in reflective, relatable writing that helps readers make sense of their inner worlds. My content often combines concise language with strong emotional clarity, making complex feelings accessible without over-explaining them. Readers engage with my work because it feels honest, familiar, and grounded in real life rather than abstract ideas.
What I’m most proud of is growing this work organically — turning a personal writing practice into a multi-format body of work while staying true to its original purpose. Expanding into a book, podcast, and Substack allowed me to explore ideas more fully without compromising authenticity.
Is there a quality that you most attribute to your success?
Honestly, I’m not even sure what the metric of success is — and I’ve learned to be okay with that. The quality that has mattered most to me is honesty with myself. It guides how I write and how I make decisions, especially in a space that often measures success through numbers and visibility.
Choosing honesty has meant sharing what feels true rather than what feels popular, and allowing the work to grow without forcing it into defined outcomes. It’s also helped me trust the quieter markers — staying connected to the work, protecting my creative energy, and hearing from readers who feel seen by the words.
If success has a shape for me, it’s alignment. Knowing that the writing still feels like mine, that I haven’t lost my voice while putting it into the world, and that I’m creating from a place that feels sustainable and real.
Pricing:
- Rs. 349 is the price of my book, which is available on Amazon
- I also offered a variety of services like book reviews, editing, and general structuring of poems and other short piece writing for different prices
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/in_the_name_of_writing
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yashika-doshi
- Other: https://yashikadoshi.substack.com/
