Letter From Author

Hello! If you’ve reached this far, I just want to say thanks for reading! And if you haven’t read my story, that’s fine too!

Since I’m somewhat of a recluse, I was actually extremely nervous about this whole endeavor. It wouldn’t be far off to say that it was because of how new all of this was to me. This story is my second attempt at writing a novel, and my first novel was terrible. (I kind of gave up on it.) It didn’t really help boost my confidence. But if there’s one thing I learned throughout my writing journey, it’s that improvement never happens without initiative!

There are parts of my story that aren’t as perfect as I want it to be and sections that definitely need more work. But that’s inevitable. It’s impossible to pursue perfection without burning yourself out. (Especially if you’re time-constrained!) I decided to settle with the idea of it being satisfactory because in the future, I plan to write even better!

This next part may be a bit personal, but if you’d like, you can stick around to listen to me babble about stupid, sappy things that happened in my life.

I originally studied aerospace engineering in college to become an astronaut. Weird, I know. I never really wrote anything other than research papers before I got into creative writing. And it was only because I was required to take an elective course that I decided to try it out. In a way, I got distracted. I was burnt out and looking for an excuse to relieve my stress. And somehow, that ended up being writing.

But I gave up engineering for this. Literally three quarters of the way in. I was almost done too.

I make it sound like it was a bad decision, but believe me. With all that had happened these past two years after my graduation, it definitely was a bad decision. It’d be an understatement to say that all I’ve been feeling lately was being left behind in this competitive marathon of life. I had a creative writing degree, but not any of the skills to back it up.

But that’s the thing. If you’re in a mentally volatile state, you either end up doing one of two things—crash and burn or grow. Writing, as painful as this new journey has been for me, has helped me grow as a human being. Much more than I’d ever anticipated. I started to become more sociable, outgoing, and maybe a little too introspective. (I don’t know if that last one’s a good thing.) Now, I don’t regret a thing.

So I just want to say this one thing.

Whoever you are and whatever you’re going through, don’t give up! Life tends to have its ups and downs, but it’ll never just stay in one place. If life isn’t where you want it to be, you can always work to make it better. And it’s never too late to try. So if you’re thinking about doing something new, maybe give it a whirl! You don’t know where it’ll take you.

Other than that, I just want to say thanks for taking the time to read this novel of mine and also this little message. I still need lots of practice, but I’m hoping to continue improving. And whoever you are, I appreciate ya! Because there’s nobody in this world that doesn’t deserve appreciation!

See ya!

Yooniplop