The Writer in You Blog Hop is hosted by The Fiction Diaries.
There'll be a question relating to "writing" each Saturday.
This week's question is:
Q: When did you know you wanted to be a writer? Did you share it with people or keep it to yourself?
I've been an avid reader since I was a toddler, starting with picture books then going on to children's books and then to novels. I never thought about writing until I was around 12 years old and was so heavily in love with the Japanese anime/manga Cardcaptor Sakura that I actually started writing fan fiction whenever I have any free time in class. It is really interesting to play with my favourite characters in my mind and put them in my stories. I published them on FanFiction.Net under then pen name sakuraakamichelle. None of my friends knew I wrote those stories and they were pretty surprised when I told them years later. Many still remain in the dark. I went into a writing slump when I was around 15 years old and I stopped writing altogether to focus on my studies. Getting good grades are very important here after all. However, the thought of being a writer never got stuck in my head until early this year when I started reading YA. That is when I know I want to write something--my own story with my own characters. Lovely. Instead of keeping it a total secret, I shared my being a writer to some of my close friends and my family. To my surprise, they are very supportive! But then, it isn't considered a "real job" so I still have to hunt for a "real" one. Some of my friends often ask me if I have had any interviews lately, which is kind of demoralizing. I definitely prefer writing! Can I consider writing as my permanent job, please?
Hope you've had a great weekend!
Of course you can! Consider writing as a permanent job, I mean...
ReplyDeleteMy parents and friend apparently been suggesting me to stay home instead of looking for job. My friends and my mom been saying that I can concentrate on my home-baking business. And my dad been suggesting me to publish what I'm writing as a book. I think they're insane DX
Your parents are truly supportive! :D
DeleteI love writing and always have! I began writing stories before i could write, but in my teen years I was obsessed with reading. I would take books I loved and re-write them in a different light. You know, different characters, different situations, but I used my favorite authors as a guide. I copied their style and re-invented situations for their characters to work through. It was fun. and a writer was born. In me.
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Talynn
That sounds fun! :) Thanks for sharing your story too!
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