Happy To Be A Writer Again, Ideally For Good
I did a lot of writing in high school, involving myself in my school's student newspaper and literary magazine back in the 90s. I started out college looking to major in writing, ultimately abandoning that plan for teaching. I did some on and off writing afterwards, but didn't really get into it again until April 2020, when I started writing Bible journals in a church community that I still participate with. I expanded to writing short stories in August 2020, continuing a sci-fi/fantasy storyline I initially started when I was in high school. My initial justification/benefit to returning to actively writing was to keep my mind creative and sharp while in quarantine from the pandemic. My goal is to get into voice acting, and writing seemed like a good way to stay in an artistic mindframe since my acting goals had been sidelined. I still do write to keep my mind flowing creatively, but there is now much more benefit to it besides that. On a religious take, I enjoy writing Bible journals to point to God as the One that has blessed my life and helps me through the life struggles I face. On a creative take, I am so thankful for storytelling that has enriched my life and inspired me, and I hope to be able to do the same with my stories. I also love the possibility that my writing could still exist after I am gone one day, and it will ideally be something I can pass down to my kids if they want it. I want my writing to be there for anyone that needs or wants it, and it is something I will continue to do as long as I am able to. Thanks for reading this, I hope I didn't ramble too much. I appreciate you and wish you well :-)