Summary

Meghan, a mother, artist, and writer, shares her tumultuous life journey, her love for writing, and her aspirations in the literary world, while balancing motherhood and her passion for storytelling.

Abstract

Meghan introduces herself as a mother of a one-year-old, an artist, and a writer who finds solace in creating stories and collecting ideas like sea glass. Despite a troubled past that included a difficult upbringing and a period of selling drugs, she discovered writing as a means to express her emotions and create complex worlds for her readers. Her writing has evolved on Medium, giving her confidence and a sense of growth. Meghan's goals are to write fantasy for children or young adults, explore horror writing, and become a prominent blogger with her own publication. She values the blogging community and is eager to engage with other writers.

Opinions

Meghan views writing as a therapeutic outlet for her emotions, including anger and depression.
She believes her challenging past, which lacked proper home training and love, has significantly shaped her identity.
Writing has been a constant in her life, providing an escape and a way to craft intricate realms that evoke emotions in her readers.
Meghan is grateful for the growth and confidence she has gained through her writing on Medium.
She is ambitious, aiming to excel in multiple writing genres, including children's and young adult fantasy, as well as horror.
Meghan appreciates the blogging community and looks forward to connecting with more writers and accumulating knowledge.
She sees her current situation, multitasking as a mother and writer, as an accomplishment rather than a hindrance.

Hello, My Name is Meghan Today

We’re all a little mad here. Some more than others

Ah, where do I begin? I suppose the beginning would make sense.

I am a moth r of a one-year-old girl. I am an artist, a lover of words — I enjoy collecting charming ideas and placing them in my pocket, like sea glass. Once home, I rearrange them intricately to create a magical story.

I am also a chronic bath dweller.

The reason I am me

I came from a home most would only imagine in their nightmares or a serial killer documentary.

My very first article on Medium explains that vividly.

Writing, while I was never really good with the mechanics, it has always been an outlet for me to express my bottled anger, depression, and everything in between.

I came from rags, acquired riches, lost riches, now I’m polishing my few riches I have left, with rags.

I’ve had zero home training, little to no love, and dropped out of high school to sell drugs — before you ask, yes, that lifestyle has been dead in the water for years. However, having to feed, clothe, and fend for myself since kindergarten has made me who I am today.

Why I love writing

Writing to me started as a way to create my own world to escape. I am designing complex realms that fill readers with emotions — displaying every raw fiber of my being out for the world to see. I so love to tell stories.

Medium has given me much more confidence as a writer. I’ve kept my first articles alive so I can return to them and poke them with a stick to see how much I’ve grown. So thank you for reading even this far.

What’s my end goal?

I want to write children’s fantasy. Or young adult fantasy. I also thoroughly enjoy writing horror — something about describing the feeling of “fear” really gets my creepy smile stretching. Oh, I also adore the idea of being a big-time blogger with my own publication.

Goodbye my dears

As I write this introduction of my existence, I am Co-napping with my tiny human. Most of my writing is done sideways in bed while breastfeeding. (Multitasking at it’s finest. Hold the applause.)

Anyway!

I look forward to meeting more writers and accumulating more knowledge. The idea of having a blogging community at my disposal is worthwhile.

Goodbye for now, we shall meet again. Follow me on Twitter!

-Meghan-