The Beginning

Inkwaves started as a need for a new username. I didn't realize the impact of a screenname back then, but I do now. Screennames are like identities. They give first impressions. They have their personalities ( I mean, how many of us have been more outgoing over emails or IMs? Or less scared to ask someone out or to break up with them or say something straight to their face? It's like a whole different persona.)

So, there I was, absentmindedly scribbling lame usernames down for my email, when I realized that I really liked the way the list looked. Not the usernames themselves. Just the way the ink from the pen kind of flowed into... into waves. And that was that. Inkwaves. It was perfect. Subtle. Understated maybe. It gave a small hint at what I like doing, if you knew me well enough. Yet, it didn't have to declare my undying love for jonas brothers or monkeys. (I don't actually like the JoBros). It's been really versatile. I came up with that one in 5th or 6th grade, and it's stayed with me ever since.

So, that inspiration for my screenname and username, is kind of what I've been doing for years: noticing things nobody else would and writing it down. I'm a teenage writer. I write because it clears my head. Because things make a whole lot more sense on paper. I write to express myself and I write so I won't forget. Along the way, I've found that I really like the way my writing looks in print: columns of neat print and my name in the byline. It always reminds me that I'm part of something bigger.

 The inkwaves blog is a reminder of that, too. I'm going to be writing about places for teens (and others) to get published, writing contests, books, stories, writing, and inevitably, my own adventures in the world of writing. Hope you'll read it. But I can't promise it won't be a bumpy ride (isn't that what makes a good plot?) And doesn't plot make a good story?