Slowly, he told me a story about how a young boy and his sister came to live with a man who was shady and who really didn't care about his new charges. The young boy grew up looking after and protecting his sister. Even when she found a boyfriend he...
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So, usually I would start off al happy and excited. I mean, you clicked on my book and hopefully, you're planning to read it and see how it goes. But to be honest, I'm nervous.
You see, I started writing this book about two years ago. This was my first real book-idea and I was so excited for it. I wanted to do it right and to do it justice.
I googled writing programs. I looked up how to plot a book. I read stuff on writing, sticking to a schedule and how to make an impact in every paragraph. I read through books by authors that I love with similar writing styles and genres, and I marked the pages and paragraphs that I thought were written well and that inspired me.
And so, I started to write.
I did nothing but write. Even during my exams period in university *shoo, don't say it too loud.
And it went well... I was writing... So much writing.
And then it ended.
I didn't know how to end the book.
So I printed out all 125 pages in size 10 font and thought - I'll read through it, edit it and decide on an ending...
Skip ahead to two years later and I finally sit down to open the manuscript.
And what do you know?! It's amazing!
I find myself up until 2 am, reading my own book and laughing at jokes I don't remember and reading scenes I can hardly remember even thinking about. And the whole time I'm thinking, 'Wow, this is good".
But the problem is... It's good to me because it's my storyline and my characters.
I'm already invested in it.
But what about everyone else who reads it?
What if it's boring? Or cliched? What if they hate it? What if it's too slow? What if they think Carrie is childish? Or that Tammy should be with Tyler?
Do I want to show this to anyone???
And so, here I am. Posting this book on Wattpad and hoping you might actually like it...
Be gentle with me.
This book is my baby.
My first book and my precious child.
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Any-who!
I hope you enjoy it. It may be a bit slow at the beginning, but I promise, and I'm not biased... It's worth the wait!
