Hi Reader. I hope you're doing well.

As shown in the bio, I joined Wattpad on 13th March 2021. Since then, I haven't published any story, up until now.

I can't pinpoint when I came to know about Wattpad. But I assume, it was in 2016. And "How?" you may ask. That's quite interesting story in itself.

During the summer of 2016, my Youtube feed was recommending me some 'Amourshipping' content in the name of Nightcore videos and AMV (Anime Music Video). 

I wasn't aware of the term 'shipping' back then. But now when I think about it, I did shipped people when I was a kid and even as a teenager. But I used the term 'pairing' rather than 'shipping'.

I remember, as a kid, pairing Red & Green and Yellow & Blue as couples. When I told this to my aunt, she laughed. At that moment, I was embarrassed. But now, I'm laughing at it myself.

And as for shipping/pairing people, I did for few on-screen couples and the celebrity couples who were actually dating back in the day. 

But for anime shipping, I just bought the shipping the makers were trying to sale. In other words, I wasn't on the internet. Otherwise, I would've gotten into this rabbit-hole way earlier.

So, coming back to the Nightcores and AMVs, I came across many beautiful songs. But one song in particular is important for now i.e., Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding from Fifty Shades of Grey OST. After a while, I came to know that Fifty Shades of Grey has actually originated from a Twilight Fanfiction.

I came across multiple sites for fanfiction. And Wattpad was one of them.

In my teenage years, I was obsessed with DBZ. I made fanfics for my own pleasure. But I did tell these stories to my friends, without mentioning character names. Because, in this case, the regular drama, the filler stuff, other plot points, those are King here as none of my friends liked DBZ. Some of them said that I'm childish for being obsessed with 'cartoons'. Anyways, I left the fun parts i.e., the combat, the action, the rescue and some unrealistic s*x, for my imagination.

So, in my early 20's, when I discovered these gems aka Wattpad, I was kind of over with fanfics. My mindset started to shift. I was getting more into creating original fictions, original characters and expansive world building.

For the longest time, I used to tell my stories to my mom, my sister and occasionally, to few close friends. A friend said, "Your brain isn't a place for holding on ideas. In order to remember it forever, write them down."

I might be controversial here, but this piece of advice was detrimental for me. Because, writing down these ideas made them out of sight out of mind for me. When I was telling these stories/ideas to someone, I was constantly using those ideas; hence reinforcing them. And when I wrote them down, they're out my system, out of my working memory; hence I don't need to remember them at all.

But I was most happy when those ideas were living in the back my mind. I had written down many ideas. But I can only work with those which lived in my mind for years.

Later on, I found out that you can also post original fiction here. So, what hold me back from posting anything?

It's none other than fear of judgement. Believe it or not, being vulnerable to judgement has never been easy for me. Often, when I text or comment on social media, typo happens. I, then, bury my face in hands. Sometimes, people may tease you for it, but they won't mind that. 

But the opposite scenario has happened quite a lot for me, making me more reserved and cautious about my words. Still, I have messed up many times. 

For last 2 years, I hold myself back from posting anything. But now I give myself the permission to mess up and forgive myself along the way.

Everyone is seeking happiness. And this is my way to find it back in my life.

Thank you for reading. I hope to see you in the next chapter.

Do let me know, how you came to know about Wattpad? What are your favourite genres? 

I would love to read your comments.

Have a nice day or night whenever you're reading.

Take care.