Let's face it: I'm pretty bad about keeping in touch, and about keeping people informed about my life. But, apparently, lots of people are interested in it.
Then I remembered about this idea called "blogging" and I have been struck with an idea. This idea will accomplish several things at once: I get to write, people can keep up with my life, and I can get used to being the subject of criticism. So, now that I've got it all set up--and written a few posts about my life as it stands at this moment--I decided that I'd write my explanatory post.
As happens relatively often after one graduates high school, I'm headed to college this fall. I have no idea what I want to study, but I am pretty excited to be getting out on my own. It does kind of suck that my parents live halfway around the world and that I won't be able to go home for long weekends, but I guess that just adds to the adventure that will be my college experience.
One thing that I do know is how much I love writing. But I don't always find the time to do it, or the mood isn't quite right (at least, for certain fiction pieces that I'm working on). This way, I can write without having to worry about anything like mood, tone, or character consistency. I can write whatever I want, about whatever I want; and I don't have to have the energy to be consistent with my past chapters.
I should probably explain my title choice: "Not Quite 'Once Upon a Time'". Well, for starters, I'm slightly obsessed with fairy tales. The fairy tales I'm most familiar with (yes, Disney ones) all begin after the person's life does. And, while I am just starting this blog, my life has been going on for eighteen years already. This is the start of another chapter--albeit, predictably one of the best chapters--in my "Book of Life." It's not the beginning. So it's not 'once upon a time' but it's as close as I'm going to get.
As for my subject matter, I'm gonna write about lots of things: what I'm up to at school, my opinions about the things I see, any dreams I have for my life, and whatever else comes to mind. So not only will you get to know me if you decide to read this, you'll get to know my friends as well. I mean, as long as they don't mind making guest appearances here.
I'm going to try to write at least once a day. That's my goal. But I'm gonna guess that college life gets a little crazy so some days might be overlooked. Apologies in advance for that.
My real goal/reason for doing this (in addition to the aforementioned ones) is to help me establish myself, as a writer and as a person. I am a writer and, really, what kind of writer doesn't write all the time about everything? Also, I would like an unique way to express myself and figure things out (I know, blogging isn't exactly unique) but writing allows me to express myself in an amazing fashion. And actually documenting my thoughts helps me delve into them and understand them ever-so-slightly better than if I leave them in my head. Plus, writing a lot gives me a chance to use any ridiculous words that I fall in love with.
So, here is goes. "Not Quite 'Once Upon a Time'" begins now. Hope you enjoy the story. And thanks for reading :)
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