How did I start my writing journey? Lets get into it.

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As a child, I would read books from time to time, but I didn't think much of it. I was a shy child so I didn't spend a lot of time being social. I remember reading through the Goosebumps series in primary school. When I reached high school, the writing platform Wattpad became popular. I found myself sneakily reading stories through my classes. I fell in love with reading. As my high school years went by, mental illness hit me like a ton of bricks. With my energy gone, all I did was read.

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As I would read stories on Wattpad, I found myself getting invested into the book characters, the decisions they made, the journey they were on. But books don't always end the way we want them to, so I thought, if I want a book to go the way I want it to then I'll have to be the one to write it. That's when I started writing my own stories.

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In eleventh grade, my mental health caused me to drop out of school. During this time, I thought how would I ever work a normal job. Instead of working, I continued on with my writing hobby. The more I wrote, the more I wanted to be an author. However, I knew the creative industry was hard to succeed in. I decided to study a different area of writing so I would have options. Studying from home, I completed a course in freelance journalism. While I enjoyed the learning materials and writing articles, I always came back to wanting to be an author.

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As years went on, my mental health was up and down, but then I discovered self-publishing. It felt like a dream come true; to make money working from home would be ideal for me. This is when I started taking my writing more seriously. From editing and proofreading my work ten times over, formatting a manuscript, cover design, marketing, hiring professionals like editors and artists, I can happily say I did it. I became a published author. Not only am I a writer, but I learnt each aspect of the self-publishing process which was a reward itself.

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Now in my mid-twenties, life is much better; I have made amazing progress with my mental health, and I'm able to work a normal job for steady income. My writing has slowed down due to my day job, but my goal is to publish hundreds of books. With seven novels already behind me, I know I can do it.