My creative writing class has always been a ball of energy; moving rapidly with vibrant personalities churning. When my professor told me to come up with three words for each student, I was appalled, and a little unsure what to say. It took me a minute to come up with perfect adjectives for their writing.
I think what surprised me even more was the words that I received myself. It didn’t surprise me that characters were mentioned numerous times – my stories having “characterization” or being “character driven” for I have always loved character development. As a kid, I’d write descriptions of characters instead of stories. What did surprise me? Words like intoxicating or powerful, as well as “t-swizzle esque.” (Another humorous fun fact- I used to write fanfictions while listening to Taylor Swift, so I can see the inspiration there.)
I did a quick search of contests using the words found and was surprised to see a few that interested me. There were quite a few “Taylor Swift” inspired contests, some which were old, but the amount blew me out of the water. I also found quite a few literary journals that seemed promising, and I became very excited by the prospect of submitting to them. They talk about wanting “distinct” and “character-driven” stories, which is exactly in my ballpark! I will keep updated on the things I have found to submit too!
After some consideration, I found that these words really do fit me as an author. I drabble in romance, and constantly explore relationships and their dynamics. I love putting characters in different situations, down to making my characters suffer. I love writing these intoxicating romances that drag the reader in and make them feel for the characters in the story. I love Taylor Swift style romance – the I-love-you to the go-away-I-hate-you, and I am glad to see these connections being made. Throughout my classes, I have heard various different opinions on deciding who my main character is, so I can not wait to see where my writing takes me.
My professor has asked me one more question – what are your plans for the future?
I pause, staring at the word document on my screen, littered with my responses. I’m frozen. This is my last week of college, for… a long time. I’m about to become a working adult, I am about to move to Orlando to do my second college program, but what is my end goal?
I know I want to be a writer, and I know I want to be involved in movies. I learned about TV writing this semester too, so I think I’ll continue working on TV scripts, and small animation intros, and hope that at some point, I end up in Disney, doing the things I love every day, for a large paycheck.
