9/5/2018 0 Comments The Moment I KnewHey guys! My name is Heather Kirchhoff. I am the Young Adult author of Fading and The Last Night. Today I’m wanting to talk about the moment I knew I wanted to become an author. It’s been about eight years now since this realization hit me. I was thirteen years old at the time. I had just started enjoying reading that year, actually.
It was summertime and I was almost done with Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. The ending had me shaken and so emotional that I didn’t know what to do with myself. I guess you could say I was a little amazed at how it affected me, and it got me thinking. I really wanted to make others feel the way I was feeling in that moment. I wanted to make them shocked, nervous, and maybe even a tad bit heartbroken, depending on the novel. I wanted to create a story that readers could get caught up in. Despite all of this, I wasn’t fully convinced I could do it. A few weeks later I devoured Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. You guys, that book was amazing. The entire series, really. It made me want to become an author even more, so I began leaning towards the idea of it. Still, I didn’t start writing. I don’t know what was stopping me. I guess it was just an idea of something I could do at the time, but it wasn’t something I did. Finally, I read Evermore by Alyson Noel. That book sealed the deal. I wanted in on the literary world. I didn’t want to hold off any more. I wanted to write to my heart’s content. I was a thirteen year old girl who had a dream. I’ve been daydreaming about it. I’ve been trying to make my books the best they can be. Of course, my earlier work was terrible. I mean, whose isn’t? I cringe when I come across my older writing. But now? Now I am proud of how far I’ve come. I am so glad I decided to read Twilight, Vampire Academy and Evermore. If I didn’t, then I don’t know if I would have become an author. I can't imagine my life without my stories. I really hope I get to meet Stephenie Meyer, Richelle Mead and Alyson Noel one day. That would be amazing. Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed it! I post every Wednesday. My debut novel is about a girl struggling to cope after a love one dies. It deals with mental illness. You can check out The Last Night here!
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About Me:Hello! My name is Heather Kirchhoff. I am a Young Adult author. I want to give out writing advice and help other authors avoid the mistakes I made. I post twice a month for now. Archives
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