One of the reasons I love writing so much is that it gives me the ability to create my own world and be in control of a new reality. When life seems so chaotic it's nice to know that I can retreat, as I like to put it, into my own imagination. The reason I specifically like writing fantasy is that a) who doesn't love magic? and b) because it's a way to make even hard topics seem bearable. With fantasy you can get so caught up in the magic of the story that you can miss serious topics the first time around. One of the reasons I love to reread is to pick up on things that I missed the first time, especially the heavier themes. Any fantasy I've written so far though hasn't tackled anything super serious. Guardians talks about friendships and what it takes to make them work, not judging others, and reminding people that they don't have to have everything figured out. Those themes are things people think about on a regular basis and interact with every day of their lives and that's what hopefully makes my story relatable. This past weekend however I decided to tackle something a bit more challenging, though it still comes from my life. While this story still has magic in it and my voice is still the same, I hope that I've written something that help other people going through the same situation as I am. For a while I've wanted to write a piece about this topic but I've never known how to approach. Then I realized: why should I change my style just because I'm changing my subject matter? Now more than ever I should stick to what I love so that I can share this particular story.
Look for the story Slight Movement in the new Short Stories tab!
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