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So in sixth grade my grandfather died. It was my first death experiance, and so I was pretty upset by it for a while. in seventh grade, I had an idea for a fanfiction based on a character's parent death, witch was inspired by the fact my grandfather had passed away. For two years my dream was to be an author. I loved writing. I loved creating a new world, creating new characters, and just...creating. It was great. I was so sure that I'd found my life long career.
Now, I'm not so sure.
I still love writing, it's just, I don't know. I don't have that burning passion for it anymore. The idea of being an author is still great, it's just, not as strong as it was before.
You get what I'm saying right? No? Maybe?
I'm currently writing two stories with other friends, a few other stories besides that. They would both love to be writers as well, and right now that's their main goal. For me, well, I don't know. I'm at a loss here.
I took an ap english class in middle school my eigth grade year. It did me a lot of good. The teacher wasn't so easy going on my work like the regular teachers would have been. I didn't have grammer being shoved down my throat like all the other teachers did with their students (there was still grammer to be taught/learned though).
My writing improved a good deal since then. I look at my work from awhile ago and think that it was horrible, especially the handwriting. xd
I'm just not sure if writing is the path I want to take. I've planned for a graphic arts class next year in my sophmore year of highschool(OMG) and then in junior and senior year I'm going to go to a votech class like my brother did(not for the same thing though-he was obsessed with cars and went for some class that dealt with cars)
I would love to be a visual effects and motion graphics person, but I wouldn't mind being an author either. This has been something I've worried about for awhile, and I still haven't reached a conclusion.
I guess I'll just keep worrying.