See, I was the young LittlePetRock back in the day. I left YWS due to stress and lack of interest in writing. But I'm back.
I suppose I should fill you in on what I've been up to lately...
Since I left I've learned to live abased and abound, experienced the light and the dark.
I finally got my wish of being enrolled in public high school. I rather like it, minus the minuscule drama that goes on. I was active in my school's newspaper and had some writing featured in my local news press. Turns out I'm smarter than I thought, I've been put into college-level reading and science courses this upcoming sophomore year! Woo!
I've moved from Indiana! First I moved in with my aunt for a good majority of the year but I now live in sunny Florida, and I love it. I've also been enrolled into a military preparatory academy (who knew I could spin a rife?!) I'm absolutely ecstatic and can't wait to start this fall!
I took up running, it's quite addicting! I ran cross country last fall and got to see my team break so many school and regional records, it was amazing to be a part of it. I also discovered acting, I was in a few plays over the past year and my director seen something in me. When I moved to Florida I found a local acting school and my director wrote me a letter of recommendation! I feel so lucky!
...I've also seen the darker side of things. You see, I had to move in with my aunt over some rather horrid events that happened to me in Indiana. Because of those things I started to use controlled substances and self harmed... I've gotten help since and I'm doing much better. Yet somehow I think it all helped me, somehow. Living with my aunt taught me a lot of things, I learned to be more accepting and open-minded, and you literally cannot judge anything (including books!) by its cover. My perspective on life has changed. My views on politics and religion (or lack thereof) is starting to take form, regardless of how I've been raised to believe.
I've found my niche in writing, suspense and paranormal is where I'm drawn to the most. I've got quite a few plots and such outlined out, all I need is the time to write. Hopefully coming back will motivate me to log out of tumblr and finally put those scenes and stories floating around in my head to life.
I guess I could say I've changed since I last graced YWS. And even with all the negative I've experienced, I'm hopeful that the change shall be positive.
