my first stories were all blatantly copied from movies i had just watched, or books i had read. or just long, dragging stories about a girl with a big family who lived on a farm. with horses. (idk why...i don't live on a farm or own horses xD)
the first story i actually finished (okay, it was a short story--barely 20 pages) was called "Tears of An Ocean" and was horribly depressing. that was when i was going thru a titantic obsession (has anyone else been obsessed with a particular historical period?). basically, everyone died. yup. xD
the first story that was actual-book-length was called "The Island Story" and was loosely *cough cough* based on my crazy fun family reunions on this island in the bay. also based on "the 39 clues" series. i wrote several sequels to it.
and i have a file box full of stories i started and abandoned after one page. they're all really bad. trust me, xD.
i became serious about writing about a year ago. that was when i discovered the blogging world. i saw teen girls, just like me, who had already completed stories that were novel-length, and more. and i knew that more than ever, i wanted to be like them.
i wanted a blog to describe my writerly adventures. i wanted to finish a story of my own. i wanted to see my book on my shelf, beside my favorite authors.
and i determined to finish a story. i went through all my story ideas...all my plot bunnies that one day, hopefully i'll complete. i chose a story that was near and dear to my heart: a story that is now one of my two current WIPs, unforgettable. it's based on the crazy adventures of me and my friends and our dream that one day, we'll go on a road trip just like my story.
that story is sitting at 21k. which is pretty darn amazing for me, because i've never gone past the first three chapters of any one of my stories. (except for those mentioned above, which i don't count xD)
now, i'm working on my other WIP, the day we met, in conjunction with the GTW 100-4-100 challenge. it's about friendship and iced coffee and stories and platonic love.
i'm still a long way away from completing my current WIP (i'm at 43k!!), but i know that i will finish. and it'll be a messy, disgusting first draft, but i'm super excited about editing it (ikr? i'm weird).
anyway, that's the abbreviated story of how i became a writer. :))
so, when did y'all know you wanted to be a writer?
also, was anyone else obsessed with a particular historical period?
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allison riera
I love this post! It was so cool reading about your writing journey up to this point.
ReplyDeleteI don’t really know when I decided to be a writer. It was always one of those unwritten rules in my head - “I’m going to be an author one day." Then I discovered the blogosphere and that kind of increased my determination to actually Do It.
Thanks, Nicole! Yes, definitely! The blogosphere has motivated me so much to actually finish my stories, xD.
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Lovely post!
ReplyDeleteI've known that I wanted to be a serious writer for (about) the past three years. But even before that, I knew that I wanted to write--I just was planning on doing it as a hobby. I wanted to be a marine biologist full time, and then write in my free time.
Thanks, Kara! That's awesome! <3 <3
DeleteWonderful post, Allison!
ReplyDeleteI don't know... I've always loved the idea of being a writer, but I think I decided in the past 4 years that I'd really like to try being an author!
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Aw thank you, Danielle! <3
ReplyDeleteOH WOW HAHA we must be writerly twins bc this is SO EXACTLY LIKE MY ORIGIN STORY LOL I only became a serious writer about a year and a half ago XD Blogging has helped a lot!!
ReplyDeleteokay yes, we must be writerly + bookworm twins <3 :D.
Deleteyes, blogging's definitely helped a lot! especially so much encouragement and motivation from other bloggers <3 <3