In early 2022, I essentially gave up on writing. Medium articles/blog posting just didn’t work for me, at least not as my central writing hobby. I enjoyed speaking my mind and opening up, but there was only so much I could say or think of saying.
Since then, I’ve spent time thinking about what I want to do with my life. Looking back on my childhood, all of my obsessions over the years, it was clear that writing and storytelling was a constant theme.
So how can I possibly feed this desire in a consistently rewarding way? Well, one thing I’ve said to many people in my private life is that I want to write a book someday (I think I’ve said it more than I’ve even thought about doing doing it). However, I’m not an avid book reader and I get distracted so easily that the idea of filling a novel with around 50,000+ words is extremely daunting, even if you gave me 5 years to write it.
Regardless, I know I’ll want to do it eventually. I know I can. Until then, though, I’ve decided I’ll try out writing short stories. Having so many ideas and not enough words felt like the perfect combination for this.
I imagine my first few stories will probably suck, or maybe just come off as copies of other popular narratives out there, but I’m honestly excited to just put something into writing.
I plan to write on my own for a while, then potentially share them online (probably through multiple platforms like here or Wattpad).
Until then…
