Hi,
I've not been on a forum in years and I'm really excited to see that some classic emojis are still a thing.
(my personal favourite.)
I'm Ali, a teacher from the UK. I hate my job (kids are great, don't get me wrong) and writing is the only thing that keeps me sane. I'm nearly 30 and paranoid this is my version of a mid-life crisis; none of my family have great lifespans so it could be a genuine thing.
I've always had an overactive imagination and I can't concentrate on anything for more than a couple of minutes before zoning out and ending up in my own world. I can't recall the last time I watched TV and actually paid attention; I'm a magpie, always pinching things for my own world building, always collecting things that remind me of my characters etc.
Currently, I've been with my characters since I was about 13/14. I'm at that terrifying point where I've written my first novel (drafted and redrafted several times) and I don't know what to do next. Some days I'm pretty impressed with it. Other times, it's more blind panic where I fear I know my characters so well that I omit things and the actual written bit is rubbish. Self publishing looks terrifying (I'm not an out there kind of person...) and there's no way I can afford a small fortune for an editor / agent.
Anyway, no one I know really gets it, and I'm also really shy so no one knows I write. My partner thinks I've been lesson planning when really I'm sat writing my books.
If you've made it this far through my post, thanks! I can't wait to get stuck in!
I've not been on a forum in years and I'm really excited to see that some classic emojis are still a thing.
(my personal favourite.)
I'm Ali, a teacher from the UK. I hate my job (kids are great, don't get me wrong) and writing is the only thing that keeps me sane. I'm nearly 30 and paranoid this is my version of a mid-life crisis; none of my family have great lifespans so it could be a genuine thing.
I've always had an overactive imagination and I can't concentrate on anything for more than a couple of minutes before zoning out and ending up in my own world. I can't recall the last time I watched TV and actually paid attention; I'm a magpie, always pinching things for my own world building, always collecting things that remind me of my characters etc.
Currently, I've been with my characters since I was about 13/14. I'm at that terrifying point where I've written my first novel (drafted and redrafted several times) and I don't know what to do next. Some days I'm pretty impressed with it. Other times, it's more blind panic where I fear I know my characters so well that I omit things and the actual written bit is rubbish. Self publishing looks terrifying (I'm not an out there kind of person...) and there's no way I can afford a small fortune for an editor / agent.
Anyway, no one I know really gets it, and I'm also really shy so no one knows I write. My partner thinks I've been lesson planning when really I'm sat writing my books.
If you've made it this far through my post, thanks! I can't wait to get stuck in!