Gosh, this account is five years old. I started writing online when I was 13 or 12.
Although I doubt that I'll ever write on Wattpad again (it's become one of those pay to read places, even for my own work which is stupid), I have a feeling that I'll always remember, or at least feel the impact that this platform had for me.
My writing at first was... not great. I wasn't very smart, my wording was pretty god awful, and I was still young. I remember not really knowing who I was, either.
It's been five years, and I'm in a completely different place. I have a new name, I've mostly figured out my gender, I have a lovely boyfriend of nearly two years, and I'm going off to college. I'm writing freelance to get money now, but I'm 100% sure that I couldn't have gotten to where I am without Wattpad. It kept me so motivated and proud of my work with the support I found here.
I know that a lot of people who read my works won't see this, and those of you who do don't know me well anymore. But my god, it's been a wild ride.
I wish you all the best.
Philip