2010 was a big year for me, particularly the second half of 2010. I graduated from high school, contemplated several career possibilities and college majors, moved away from the town I grew up in, moved again from the new house to a college dorm.... A lot of change came my way all at the same time. With that change, however, came growth. Since beginning college, I've become much more confident, I've taken on many responsibilities, I'm more independent, et cetera. There are still a great number of things that are the same, though, and the similarity that stands out the most to me right now is the fact that I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I've known for just about my entire life that I liked to read and write, and people that like those things typically become English majors or something of the like. Lo and behold, I'm currently and English/Literature major at college (though I seriously contemplated switching to Elementary Education). I'm happy with my major and my courses, for the most part. I just don't know what I want to do with my major. A friend recently told me, though, that with an English major, "the world is your oyster." I'm just going to take that and run with it.
Anyway, when I was in eighth grade (How's that for a terrible transition?), I shadowed a woman named Patti who owned a publishing company for childrens' books. While I was there, she allowed me to email questions to several of the authors she publishes. Most of the responses went something like this: "The answers to many of your questions can be found in the FAQ section of my website. Best of luck!" Not exactly awe-inspiring advice. But then I heard back from John Bianchi. He answered every one of my questions (though I'm sure I could have found many of them in the FAQ section of his website) and gave me advice as an aspiring writer/journalist/English enthusiast. He said to "Read, read, read. And write every day." I've done well with the bit about reading, but I've kind of been slacking off when it comes to writing. Ergo... this blog. I'm not saying that I'll be able to write in it every day, but I hope to post something at least once a week, on top of some writing projects at home. In addition, I want to make a conscious effort to read more. Yes, I read, as I've said. But an English major can never read too much, right? So at the end of every post, I'm going to state the book I'm currently reading and keep a running total of how many books I've completed so far in the year. So, yeah... we'll see how this whole blog thing goes.
I'm just happy I finally took the initiative to post something. I created this account on Blogger so that I could read other people's blogs. I have a bit of a habit of making accounts on websites to enjoy the efforts of other people. For example, I've had a YouTube account for years, but only use it to watch other people's videos. Of course I've contemplated the idea of making my own videos, but I don't quite have the confidence and the guts to put myself out there. I figure this is a good enough start.
Right. I've rambled on long enough. Hopefully I'll be responsible about this and keep it going.
Currently Reading: Looking for Alaska by John Green. (Rereading, actually. So good!)
Number of books completed: 0.
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