One Year on FimFiction · 11:42pm Oct 20th, 2016
Today is my first full year on this website. One year ago my life was pretty different. I had just gotten back into writing and decided to try my hand at fanfics. I always assumed they were just trashy romance stories that held no weight for me. When I joined, I had just finished writing my first fanfic which was Hours Loom. I was fairly proud of it because it was the first thing I had ever finished that I had created. Previously, I had written a few chapters of one thing then removed it, and that was many, many years prior.
On that October day I found FimFiction.net. I was overwhelmed by the amount of people who were writing stories and the popularity they received. I had little interest in becoming a well-known pony author, I still don't, but what I did want was to improve. Having been here an entire year I can safely say that not only have I improved but I've also found my passion. This year has opened my eyes to the desire of writing that I had when I was a child. I had lost it and found it like a person finding god becomes a christian. That sounds silly even to me. Writing is my god? That's just ridiculous. Except, I spend time at it every day, just like a person of religion spends time praying every day.
I have spent time trying to help others become a better author. I have spent time bettering myself just so I can perform better for those who want it. I have even spent time reading books, something I refused to do previous, and I've found that I love reading. From the day I joined this website to today I have read more books than all my previous 24 years. That is an impressive feat, as I hated reading.
So, today on my FimFiction birthday, I have decided to return to the story that started my progression into writing pastel ponies. In this time of year that is so close to Halloween, my first story shall have a sequel. And being a sequel to my first story, I intend to make it very good.
One year. A full year. It feels good, though, I wish I had written more. Eleven stories seems so few for a year's time.
~TheTimeSword
