On Writing and People that Write
Today has been the first time in about a month that I actually was able to sit down and just write.
And let me tell you, it was amazing. All my feelings just came out of me, and I wrote my heart out. It's amazing just how thereapeutic writing can be. I feel so completely calm now, without a care in the world.
Now, writing is something I've always been interested in. Since I was a child, I'd been writing short, silly stories. When I was a young teen, I wrote fan-fiction for my favourite bands and animes and books. I started a few super long dramas that went on for over 100k, but never really went anywhere. Then I tried my hand at a real novel, but gave up halfway through because everyone kept telling me that writing wasn't a real career, that it shouldn't be something to focus on. That it should be a hobby, and nothing more.
And people still tell me this, years later, when I've discovered that there is nothing more exhilirating, more satisfying than writing. I've written and finished a novel already (and it's in serious need of editing) and I'm almost finished with two more. And I'm sure I'll have plenty more novels to write in the months and years to come.
I know that writing shouldn't be considered a full-time job; that it's near impossible to have big enough payments to be able to support yourself. But I'm fine with that.
All I really want is for people to just read my work, and to be able to write more.
This is why I love the writing community. I've made so many great friends with so many amazing people, most of whom I know will be my friends for life, who'll critique the hell out of my stories and truthfully tell me if it sucks. They'll be there to support me when I lose hope in myself and my writing. And I'll be there for them.
They're pretty much the only people who understand what it's like to have a dream so intense that you have to follow it. Now, there are a few people irl that understand my love for writing, and I'll always love them for it.
This post sounds so mopey and emotional now, haha. But yeah, I'm just incredibly grateful for everything. Writers rock. :P
Welp! I'm off to write another thousand words or so. ^^
And let me tell you, it was amazing. All my feelings just came out of me, and I wrote my heart out. It's amazing just how thereapeutic writing can be. I feel so completely calm now, without a care in the world.
Now, writing is something I've always been interested in. Since I was a child, I'd been writing short, silly stories. When I was a young teen, I wrote fan-fiction for my favourite bands and animes and books. I started a few super long dramas that went on for over 100k, but never really went anywhere. Then I tried my hand at a real novel, but gave up halfway through because everyone kept telling me that writing wasn't a real career, that it shouldn't be something to focus on. That it should be a hobby, and nothing more.
And people still tell me this, years later, when I've discovered that there is nothing more exhilirating, more satisfying than writing. I've written and finished a novel already (and it's in serious need of editing) and I'm almost finished with two more. And I'm sure I'll have plenty more novels to write in the months and years to come.
I know that writing shouldn't be considered a full-time job; that it's near impossible to have big enough payments to be able to support yourself. But I'm fine with that.
All I really want is for people to just read my work, and to be able to write more.
This is why I love the writing community. I've made so many great friends with so many amazing people, most of whom I know will be my friends for life, who'll critique the hell out of my stories and truthfully tell me if it sucks. They'll be there to support me when I lose hope in myself and my writing. And I'll be there for them.
They're pretty much the only people who understand what it's like to have a dream so intense that you have to follow it. Now, there are a few people irl that understand my love for writing, and I'll always love them for it.
This post sounds so mopey and emotional now, haha. But yeah, I'm just incredibly grateful for everything. Writers rock. :P
Welp! I'm off to write another thousand words or so. ^^