Okay, I get it, let me think, I guess it's my turn.

Okay, I get it, let me think, I guess it’s my turn (quoted from Nicki Minaj). I suppose I should begin by saying that I am no writer. As a kid, I loved to read. Whether it was a small car ride or a long meeting my parents dragged me along too, I had either a book or a Game Boy Advance in my hands.

Despite my love of reading as a child (which has diminished due to circumstances), I do not believe I had ever wanted to become a writer. I am very fickle in my ambitions in life. Since the fourth grade, I’ve wanted to become a rock star (oh the naivety), an aerospace engineer (fancy term for an astronaut), an environment engineer (I believed in animal rights for quite a while and even became a short-termed vegetarian and a long-termed pescaterian), a scientist (I took chemistry AP…terrible decision) and numerous other careers options I cannot remember. However, I can never see myself as a writer due to a lack of patience, determination and confidence about my writing. Right now, my goal is to become a designer of some sort.

Despite never seeing writing as a path in my life, I did write decently for a child my age during elementary school. One day, while digging through my old assignments from elementary school, I stumbled upon a folder filled with printed stories I had typed during English class from my elementary years. I read through them, not recognizing that I had written these stories. I read a few positive comments from my teachers and smiled to myself.

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I also had written many fanfictions during my middle school years. Many of these fanfictions, however, I did not finish. Every once in a while I still get a random review in my email asking me to continue on, but I’ve forgotten the characters’ personalities! I eventually moved onto Fictionpress, attempting to write original stories of my own. I did not get past the few short one-shots I’ve written.

So how did I get here to being a Scribble Ninja? About two weeks ago, I felt a bit dejected. It was then when I began a conversation with a friend of mine I’ve known for quite a bit (you know who you are). Somewhere in our conversation, fanfiction popped up. I remembered back to the many old fanfictions I’ve written. I felt slightly embarrassed at my terrible writing skills. It was then when I got an invitation to become a scribble ninja. As quoted by her, “you only become better at writing by writing”.

That’s how I got here now. I suppose, like Tung, this is where my writing story truly begins. Maybe I should start by telling a little about myself? Not as a writer, but as Cindy. Hello there, my name is Cindy (a bit obvious isn’t it?). I do prefer a different spelling of my name, Cindie, as Cindy is a very common name, although I am fine with Cindy as the spelling. As I have been told a few times, I am extremely overcritical, which may or may not be reflected within my writing. I am very childish, in looks and personality (although personality somewhat more). I apologize in advance if I say something that is not appropriate for the situation.

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