dixondarlin

when it feels like my writing inspiration and motivation fire is beginning to burn out, you all continue to fan the flames and help keep it alive. 
          
          thank you for your continued support, encouragement, patience, kindness and belief in me and my writing. it truly means more to me than words will ever be able to express!❤

morgan wallen finally being awarded entertainer of the year was the best way to end my night, happy heart right now!❤

Today marks 8 years for me on this platform... 
          
          When I started out on this platform, I was motivated by the desire to write for a fictional character that I loved. Although the topics of my stories have changed over the years, my reason for writing them never has. 
          
          I started writing for myself. Because it brings me happiness and allows me to lose myself in the stories I'm creating. I write for myself, the stories I want to tell, the way in which I wish to tell them. I write for myself but I do love getting to share all of my writing with you.❤ 
          
          I've watched myself come into my own here. My beginning works seem almost unrecognizable to me as I look to where I am today. But I know when I wrote them, they filled me with that same sense of happiness and pride. Over 8 years, I have found my voice through my writing. I have discovered who I am as a writer, what I have and want to say and how I want to say it. I like looking back at my writing journey, witnessing the evolution and growth throughout the years and seeing where I am today.❤ 
          
          To everyone who has been a part of my writing journey, whether from the very beginning or only just recently, thank you for always supporting me. For simply reading my writing. Thank you for believing in me, even when there are many times I'm unable to believe in myself. Thank you for embracing my writing, and my stories for all that they are. Thank you for encouraging me to continue on this path. 
          
          I am so thankful to have connected with so many of you over the years, feeling even more blessed to be able to call many of you dear friends! Thank you for seeing me, supporting me and for just being there.❤

A brand new Thomas Shelby One Shot is finally up for you all to enjoy!❤
          
          I wanted to pull a piece I've been holding onto in my drafts and share it with you all, as I'll be celebrating my wattpad anniversary later this week, along with the fact that I simply miss sharing new writing with you all!
          
          Thank you for your patience, support and encouragement! It means everything! I hope you enjoy this piece!❤
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/267705428

coming to the realization that this might be the first year I won't have a christmas themed piece of writing to share with you all... and something about that makes me sad.

planning on sharing a new thomas shelby one shot from my drafts soon to celebrate my wattpad anniversary and I wanted to know which plot you'd prefer to read sooner... 
          
          ...an intimate piece set during season 3 or a war-time tommy piece?❤

I realize it’s been a long time since I was last here, but I hope you’re doing well and that life has been kind to you! ❤︎

as a reader, if a chapter is well over 10k words long, would your preference be to keep it as an ultra long chapter or split it into two smaller length chapters? 

Thank you for helping my Thomas Shelby One Shots reach 82k reads this week!❤️
          
          It makes my heart so happy to see the way these stories are still being embraced, supported and read by all of you! Thank you for being patient with me this year, as updates have significantly decreased. And thank you for not giving up on my writing... or on me. I sincerely appreciate all of your love and support, and I hope to share some new writing with you all as we head into the final months of the year!❤️

I wanted to pop on really quick to say that I'm not gone and to apologize for my lack of interaction and silence on here again...
          
          It has been a rough few weeks. Everyday has been a struggle in one way or another and has left me with little to no capacity for writing or even being present on here as I would like to be. My mental health has been brutal, the increase in my stress levels has been overwhelming and I'm physically/mentally/emotionally burnt out in every possible way. 
          
          But every day, I somehow get myself out of bed and continue to try.
          
          I wanted to say thank you again, for all of your continued love, support, patience and just feeling like I have a safe space here. I hope to get back to my writing very soon and increase my presence here as it used to be. I miss you all and I miss my writing.❤
          
          I also wanted to take a quick moment to say, that if you're struggling right now... you're not alone. If you're hanging on by a thread... I share that line with you. If you feel defeated... I'm there beside you. I see you, I hear you.❤