4 Miles to Paradise

Please Read

Welcome!
I thank you for giving my story a chance.

Please do read all of this. I know it's long, but bare with me.

Okay so what I need to say part one:

1) Be patient, I'm warning you ahead of time updates will not always be frequent and I apologize but I hope it'll be worth it.

2) I want critique, so help me with the editing process and comment both when you like stuff and when you don't. I like to hear honest feedback, though there is a difference between helping and bullying so just think about how you phrase your words to both me and each other.

3) Translations are great, they give a broader audience, so if you'd like to translate my stories (not sure if anyone actually would) just message me first.

4) Plagiarism is the worst thing you can do to an author, and taking credit for someone else's hard work is seriously rude. I take copyrighting seriously. If you find my work someone else, please let me know. As well, if you accuse me of copying someone else, tell me what story to look over so I can see if you're right, because I would never purposefully copy someone.

5) P.O.V. will change in my story like a tv show does. I hope it'll help you bond with the minor characters and see their impact on the main characters more. Plus I myself always love the secondary characters. I will possibly take requests for character POVs, so comment in the story when you want one and I'll see if it fits in the story.

6) My characters are meant to act like real people. They'll make mistakes, they'll be controversial. You'll hate them sometimes and love them other times. Otherwise they'd be too one dimensional and probably boring. So it's fine to get angry with them and comment like your yelling at them but know I do these things purposefully and therefore will not change my plot because of your comments. It's my story, so in the end my view is what's written. What you want is for your imagination :)

Okay onto part two:

Romanticizing and/or glorification of mental illness A.K.A. this thing that people keep doing. Illustrating mental illness as a sort of trend or romantic, is not okay, it's awful.

People who have these illnesses or even just people who understand them fairly well, realize that they are not something you would wish for.

They are called an illness for a reason, and awareness should be brought to them, they should be in books to show characters who struggle with these illnesses for those trying to cope with them themselves to see as inspiration for hope and ability to get better.

They should not be hidden.

They should be discussed.

What should not happen, is making it a romanticized idea, when there is nothing romantic about them.

I am no psychiatrist, I am not studying psychology, I am just a girl who has curiosity in the human brain, and how it functions.

I like to educate myself on problems with people because I find interest in it, but I am in no way trying to glorify it, so if it ever comes across as that in any of my books (because I will involve mental illnesses) then I do apologize.

If I don't write extremely accurately, then I apologize.

I want to give voice to different people, and I do my best at researching for accurate information, but in the end, it will never be 100% accurate no matter how much I read, because I haven't personally experienced all of these illnesses and types of darknesses, fully, myself.

If you ever feel like there may be something going on that's out of your control please, do find someone to talk to, and get help. I can be that person to talk to, but eventually I suggest talking to professionals, it may seem extremely scary I understand, but it could really help you.

I would never want any of you to be struggling all alone.

There are people who can help, but I'm also always here to talk for a place to start.

I understand it can be scary, but you know yourself more than anyone else, so if you find yourself feelings symptoms of an illness, please don't be afraid to ask for help.

Here's some information from the National Alliance on Mental Illnesses:

1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or info@nami.org

Website: https://www.nami.org/

Thank you for your time,

Sky

Also, if you ever want to share information of your personal experiences with a mental illness so I can have a more accurate feeling of what it's really like for people, please send me a message, but it is in no way required, and your stories will never be used a) without your permission, b) with your name included, and c) will feel as accurate as I can write it.

New:

Okay I originally said I haven't experienced these personally, which was kind of a white lie. But only cause I wasn't ready to admit it. I have depression and generalized anxiety (most of it social but also other things). But don't worry about me. I'm in no danger. I see my therapist once a month. I take my pills, on the days I don't forget 😂... I'm alright. Been better, but could be worse.