This is a repost of what I've written and published before; however, this will always be in my heart forever.
Imagine yourself as a kid telling everyone that you want to be a famous author someday. Imagine your face, all sad and gloomy, when they tell you that you'll never make it to that point. Imagine yourself, every waking moment, writing and writing until you were able to reach your goal. A goal that would make others stop looking down on you and instead, give you praise and compliments. Now imagine that person as me.
When I was a young girl, all I ever wanted to do was hide in my room and read millions of books. You can take a look at my bookshelf if you need the proof. With my passion for reading, I then began to write. A lot of young girls tend to dream of a handsome prince swooping them off of their feet. You can probably guess that I was one of those girls. So I wrote a fairy-tale story on how I would meet a prince, falling in love with him instantly, and marry him the next day, living happily ever after. Such a cliche Cinderella story. Let me tell you, I was so wrong.
As I grew up, I started to realize that fairy-tales were fairy-tales for a reason. They weren't supposed to be real. My life became a struggle when I officially decided that I wanted to write for the rest of my life. No longer was there a handsome prince to save me from those who looked down on me. No longer was I sheltered from the world that only knew harsh words. I was exposed to both the good and bad of reality.
When I started high school, I would have many friends that wrote wonderfully and I would always compare myself to them. The words "I'm not good enough" or "I'll never write as good as them" came into my mind. I struggled every single day trying to "perfect" myself as a writer but in the end, I was still failing. It was me that couldn't amount to anything. I wrote but never had the courage to stand up and own my work. I never shared my stories to anyone except my closet friends. Although they gave me praise, I still believed that I wasn't good enough.
Then college came around. I started hanging out with people who were interested in doing the same thing I wanted to do. As an English and Journalism major, I spotted a lot of people that were in my major as well. That's when I realized that these people were struggling as much as I did. They also had negativity in their life. They were also looked down on. However, instead of keeping it all inside and not doing anything about it, they never gave up and kept writing. I even have a friend who has already published two books. Two books! It's amazing what confidence can do to a person. Don't ever give up.
My whole life I knew I wanted to do something with writing. I knew I wanted to write a book. It doesn't matter if it doesn't become as famous as "Twilight" or "Harry Potter." I just knew that writing was what I wanted to do. I tossed aside all the negative thoughts and comments about becoming a writer. I started believing in myself. I started believing that I could be an author someday. So, for those of you who think I can't do it, I'm never going to stop reading. I'm never going to stop writing and I sure as hell am not going to let anyone stop me from doing it.
