Today, looking back at all of my old stories and poems, I got to thinking about how much I've changed. Not only as a writer, but as a person as well. And I guess the reason I really started thinking about this journey so much is because of John Green.
In his TED talk, Green explained that, "I believe that what we map changes the life we lead…that while maps don't show you where you will go in your life, they show you where you might go." And this really stuck with me because I look at these different stories and such and I can see how they've mapped my life as a writer and a person who wasn't always very happy. I think I can honestly say that I am happy with how my life has turned out now. I'm happy with the person I've become, with the things I've accomplished, and with this thing that fills me up everyday with the need to write. I love that.That is what makes me happy. I think part of this thing, whatever it may be, has something to do with the characters who inhabit not only the Falling series, but my head, my heart, and my life. They are here with me everyday and I love the people I know they are and the people I know they will be when this series ends. There is something so beautiful and almost poetic about creating people that eventually create you. And that's what these characters have done. They have created me into this writer I always dreamed of being. They saved me. Their words and their stories saved me. And when people bring you back to life, there's only one thing to call them. And that's why they're my SAI(E)NTs.
xoxo
K.K.