Blog Post #1

 Hey, I'm Helen :)

My major is English. I plan to minor in Spanish next semester.

Writing is my hobby, passion, and career. I mostly write fantasy books, but I also occasionally write poems, short stories or rap songs.

I'm not working anywhere at the moment, just trying to focus on school.

I'm usually a slow-reader, but it's easier when it's an easy read and not as many words. I have focusing issues sometimes, and can forget assignments, can get overwhelmed, but I have a life coach to help me with this, and a good app that helps me keep track of things. I'm always eager to do the best I can.

I got into both reading and writing when I read many of the Goosebumps books by R.L. Stine in third grade. I loved the idea of spooky ghost stories, mysteries, and scenes and descriptions that give you goosebumps. That's why the first several short stories I've written were ghost stories--and probably why my description skills are so elaborate.

Books mean a lot to me, because I become attached to the characters and what happens to them; I relate to them, and fall in love with them. My experience reading about characters, about their stories, and the world-building, description and writing style of different authors give me inspiration for my own books. I don't steal ideas, but reading someone else's will often give me fuel to write similar circumstances, or a unique idea, with my own characters. I also love how it feels to turn a page when you're reading; that's why I prefer hard copies, but typing on the computer feels just as nice, to me.