This is my why.
I credit Roald Dahl’s book about a young boy and his giant floating peach as the story that kickstarted my journey as a lifelong reader. As I read more and discovered the infinite possibilities within fiction by other prominent storytellers, I began creating my own stories. What started as a series of fun experiments quickly turned into an obsession that has stayed with me ever since.
This purpose acts as the compass to my life; and informs major life decisions of mine. For instance, I chose to study for a degree in biology, not with the intention of pursuing a medical career, but because I wanted a creative well to draw inspiration for my stories from. By the time I graduated college, I finished writing a psychological thriller featuring a woman who suffers from extreme postpartum depression.
Getting better.
Through the years, I’ve realized that writing’s become the way I understand my world, and more importantly, understand myself. The stories I create challenge me as a human being and force me to confront the inner demons lurking within the recesses of my subconscious mind.
It is precisely for this reason that makes it so fulfilling for me. It forces me to be the best version of myself, in order to tell the best story I possibly can.
The reason.
I want to create the kinds of stories that the younger version of me would have loved to read—the kinds of stories people fall in love with, the kinds of stories that can perhaps change their lives. This is my way of giving back to the stories and mediums that have made me who I am.
I want my stories to ignite a passion in others to start their own journeys and see where their love for storytelling takes them, the same way it’s done for me.
That is a deep, life-giving, and soulful purpose, and I will never stop pursuing it