So I started writing for other people, and only later I realized that it was for me too.

所以我开始为别人撰写文章，到了后来我才意识到这也是为了我自己。

youdao

So I started writing 'Coming From Behind' [Jacobson's semi-autobiographical first novel].

所以就着手写《从幕后走出来》(雅各布森的第一部半自传体小说)。

youdao

When I told him of my doubts, he said: "You know what to write about; you know it is an interesting topic; you know you are an expert in it. So... why haven't you started writing yet?".

我跟他谈到自己的顾虑，他说：“你知道这本书应该写些什么，你也知道这个话题很有意思，而且你自己也是这方面的专家，那你为什么还没开始写？”

youdao

After five months I had to do something so I started writing letters.

BBC: Whitney Houston

So I started writing more, I built my website inch by inch, row by row, I connected with like-minded people, I expanded my circle of contacts and my mind.

FORBES: When You Hit a Wall, Move Around It

So much paper and you become a person who said, Well, you know I started writing a Bible once and then I gave it up.

NPR: Making Peace With The Bible By Writing It Out Word For Word