I think it's time I come clean about what I've been feeling for a while now.
I love writing. It's my passion. It's my life. I live and breathe my characters because they are mine and nobody can take them from me or change them. I finished my first book back in 2021, and I was so proud of it until people began spewing the worst vitrol at me because they didn't agree with choices I made. Here, and on other platforms, I was shamed and bullied. I was only 15. But that changed something in me in regards to writing, specifically on Wattpad.
Now, I have chosen to continue writing here. And I am so thankful for everyone who consumes my content, who proves to me that I can make something of myself, that people will love what I create. But I'm in college now, I work a full time job, I have important relationships outside of here. So as much as I love you all, it's difficult to come back sometimes and post what I've written. Believe me, I've written. I have books you all don't even know about and probably will never know about because I've chosen to focus on traditional publishing.
I don't know what'll happen with Please, Please Me. I want to finish it, but I don't know if that'll be here, or if I one day decide to publish it traditionally. But you will know what happens to Carrie and Nik regardless. But I feel so detached from the platform, and it feels more like a chore than what once brought me joy. I am not blaming any of you. You are all beautiful and you bring me immense joy, you have taught me to be proud of what I write and that people will love my characters as much as I do. But right now, I just need to reflect. So I guess you can consider me being on hiatus. I love you all dearly. And you will hear from me again. I just don't know when that is.
XOXO,
Aria
