OK, truth time: I'm not a magician. That would be awesome though, but I'm not. I've always sucked at magic tricks, the only one I've ever been able to successfully pull off is the smiling dollar bill one. Though none of this is really the point.
What I am, is a novelist in training. One day, you will be able to walk into any book store (except for maybe specialized and indie ones) in the country and see my name on one of the covers. If I really was a magician, I would just use my magic and BAM(!), presto-booko! I would be a best-selling author. Sadly, I regret to inform you that up to this time this dream has not happened. It will one day, just not right now.
I "discovered" blogging a year ago today. It was 9:41 pm and I was feeling depressed because of friendship problems, so I wrote a blog post about it. Though that post did get me in trouble later on with that friend, I kept at blogging. Why make a new blog, you ask? Because that blog has a lot of personal information. Not like where I live, sleep and breath stalker-handing information (well it does, but any site I'm has that info, I tend to over share), but more about people on my life that I've had problems with.
I'm sure that one day I will be a known writer and when that day comes I don't want that info to be really out there. I can make a blog private and block people from reading it so no one else will see it, but I can't bring myself to delete it all. Too much meaning in some of those posts, it would be equivalent to me ripping up my diary -- which I will NEVER do. Instead, I've come to the solution to start a professional blog. This is it.
I'm Libby Shaw -- it's not my real name. I decided I needed a pen name, and after trying out different ones, this is the one that I both like the best and decided fits me. Truth Time: I'm only almost fifteen. I know that seems young, but hey, I have goals in life and I'm going to set them.
The one year anniversary of my first blog isn't the only reason I've started up this new blog. I've been getting more writing done these days. You see, back in the beginning of seventh grade I started writing a book. Well, I started the idea portion along with the first chapter or so. It wasn't until March that I seriously started writing it -- I had received a laptop for my thirteenth birthday. On New Years Eve of 2009 (eighth grade year) I finished the novel. I was quite proud of myself. Still, when I started re-reading it to edit, I saw it sucked. Badly.
Since then I haven't accomplished much in the writing world. I tried writing another novel over the summer, but I didn't have much time and once school started time was out the window. I attend an art school with the sole purpose of writing in mind. Because of this I have almost no time. From 7:30am to 12:45pm I have my normal high school / 9th grade classes, then at 1:00pm to 4:00pm I get to hone my skills with the help of the creative writing courses I take.As soon as I get home I always collapse and take a nap because I'm so tired. Still, I enjoy art school; It's different from other schools and I encourage all to find one and apply.
Recently I've finally found both the inspiration and the time to write. I'm working on a story called The Curse of The Good Girl (see tab). With this sudden inspiration, I've decided to record my turbulent journey in writing (and hopefully publication) in this very blog. This blog will hold my efforts, failures and successes (hopefully) at becoming a published writer. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Welcome to my world.
