Truth is, I didn’t feel like much of a writer even with that degree. When I sat down to write, I was lucky to eek out a single sentence over the course of an hour. An hour. Sure, I knew a thousand tricks and techniques for good fiction, but no matter how many ideas I had, I just couldn’t translate those thoughts to the page.

I wouldn’t even call it Writer’s Block, because it felt even more dangerous. This was like writer’s drought. When a long-term block dries up your reserves and you’re worried that you’ve shriveled up beyond saving?

That was me. It felt inescapable.

This also wasn’t something that was taught to me in a class. It was as simple as the thing I loved didn’t love me back. If I was struggling that much to get words on a page, who was I to even try to become an author? 

Had I wasted my time? My money? My life?

For years, I was convinced this kind of success just wasn’t possible for me, trapped in a “Why me?” mindset.

Zooming forward in time, I was putting myself through a few jobs that paid the bills but couldn’t feed my soul. I was going through the motions without any concrete goals. Plus, my hometown was getting expensive, so I was saving up to move away and to maybe, just maybe, figure out what to actually do with my life.

I had to pivot and figure out a way to live, not just make a living. I finally looked at all the success that others were having in writing and publishing books, and I faced myself with this one question:

“Why not me?”

Why should I allow myself to be exempt from success, when it was the one constant passion I ever had in my life?

So I gave up on giving up!

Years after getting my bachelor’s, I snagged a remote internship for a small publishing house, ready to fall back in love with writing. Working on a manuscript directly with authors invigorated me. More than that, it gave me hope.

I didn’t just love stories. I love people! And I love helping creative minds dig deep and make writing an important part of their lives. It was like helping myself, in a way, except that you get to reap most of the benefits 😉

So I created the Inkbound Writers Circle because not only do I love epic stories grander than life itself, but I saw common problems repeated again and again:

• Genius ideas with deep lore and engaging characters, but buried under confusing plot choices and piles of self-doubt.
• Passionate creators who struggled to find time to write.
• Mushy middles that threaten the whole project because story structure simply doesn’t exist.
• Spending years crafting a lush and moving Fantasy world… only to have no clue where to start with bringing it to life in a book.

When you join Inkbound, you are giving yourself creative peace of mind to pursue your dream of becoming a fantasy author! The problems you keep running into aren’t unique to you. They are common and surmountable through practice, theory, and dedication.

So get ready to answer one of the most important questions of your life:

Why not you?