Shantel De Matos
Teacher and Aspiring Author
I need a personal bio for you. Less about writing but more about what you like to do for fun!
The History
One evening, while jadedly washing the dishes, I attempted to entertain myself by letting my mind run wild. I was always one to make use of my imagination when I was alone and silent. The characters came so easily to me as they carried similarities of me as a person. Then the plot; oh boy was it all over the place!
I quickly ran to my mom and told her about it, so she encouraged me to write. And so I did. To everyone’s surprise, it wasn’t all that bad!
Fast forward a few years, I was in the middle of being a weird and socially awkward 16 year old. I decided to finish what I had started, so I go and write my heart out on a laptop. It was draining, but then FINALLY, I was done! Two weeks later, the laptop ceased to exist! 💔 Are you kidding me? I lost all my motivation! I won’t even mention all of the other attempts at rewriting it!
Finally, as I turned 21 the book had morphed into what it is today. I carried the characters with me all this time, they grew with me, and I have taken so much of myself into their existence. Eight years and I’ve completed their story and all I can say is that it’s bittersweet!
So here it is, the original version of the book. It was hand written and almost impossible to read, as I was only 13 years old when I created the story. It is a different story today, but it still holds the most important similarities.
I’m so excited to share this journey with you all. 💗