Heyy guys, my name is Shelly. I'm 17 years old, and an aspiring writer. I'll be going to college next year, although I'm not sure where, to perfect my craft. I love learning and enlightening myself, and have trouble understanding how anybody can neglect these simple joys. I was once very uptight, depressed, and concerned with the typical definition of "success" that my VERY right-winged parents and friends had whipped at me for so long, but over just the past six months or so, I've undergone a major change. I got out of an abusive relationship and did some bigtime soul-searching. I realized that, while love is a necessary element of life, I needed to rely on myself for my own happiness... because when it comes down to it, the only person who can be there for you 100% of the time is yourself. I learned that lesson quickly, and ever since I've established the concept of self-reliance, I've been searching for peace. I've come leaps and bounds from where I've been. I know now that I have to go to life, rather than wait for it to come to me. I'm ready to LIVE!! I really became a hippie (hippy?), though, when I began writing my first novel. It brought me to places in my mind that had been untouched up until that point. With any luck, you'll be picking it up and reading it for yourself someday. Sorry about the length of that.. but thanks for reading!!
Hey Shelly, (nice name; you share it 2 of my cousins) Welcome to the forums. I'm sure you'll like it here. And hope you complete your first novel soon.
