My dad has told me for a while that he remembers me writing fun,interesting things when I was younger....and it sort of prgressed.....
I kinda gave up on it for a while, and then I went thru a very hard time.....Writing is what saved my life...I went thru a depression, and (for those of you who don't know) I'm a lesbian....Doesnt make life any easier when you're dealing with something so huge.
I kept everything bottled up for so long I felt like I was going to explode. Finally one day, I was bored in English class and so exausted from the pain and heartache I felt all the time that I started writing down a poem in my notebook. And soon, it grew and grew....I was writing about 10 poems a day for the rest of the semester...And then I tried my short story writing again.....and it turns out, I'm not half bad:)
When I was in the closet, I felt fear and pain everyminute of my life....Wondering if someone would find out or who I could trust to tell....So again, I turned to my writing and wrote all my feelings in the form of poems and stories.
I wrote obsessivly for the next year or so. And it helped me deal. I was finally able to talk to my sister Jenny about all my feelings.
I feel like I can create the world I want when I write. Everything is beautiful and happy. Exactly what I didnt feel in real life then...But, soon after I was able to talk to people about things, I didnt feel the need to write every second of everyday.
And slowly, but surely, I began to come out to everyone. Meeting an internet friend, Jenna, was definitely a catalyst in this proccess. She made me feel totally comfortable about who I was, because she was going thru alot of the same things.
My writing has progressed wonderfully, and I have so many wonderful people in my family and group of friends to thank.
I now have a dream to become an author and a photographer...and I want to publish alot, if not all of my work. I could never have felt this confident by myself. And I am eternally greatful to the people in my life accepting me no matter what.
And...now this background info has taken up the whole page, so why dont you scroll up and click on a link to read some of my writings....:D...let me know what you think by signing the guestbook on my homepage:)