Greetings World

Hello everyone! I wanted to give you an introduction to me, and the craziness you are about to embark upon with me.

My name is Janel Germain. I am currently in school full time at Full Sail University. I am absolutely loving every second of it. Though it is hard and stressful, it is worth every second. I love to read and to write, and to communicate with other authors. I guess I should give you some insight as to why I became a writer...

When I was young, I had a rough childhood. It wasn't always bad, but enough of it was, that I needed an escape. I needed a place to run away and hide. For me, that place wound up being books. I loved reading. Well, I still love reading. I just am bad, and don't always make the time for it. As I fell in love with reading, I fell in love with writing. It became a second escape for me. I could create worlds about my trauma, and handle it. I could come up with creative ways to fight my demons through writing. As I got older, and I hope wiser, I realized that someone's writing is what saved my life. I realized in that moment I wanted to save someone's life. I didn't want to write necessarily about my traumas, but I wanted to create worlds for someone to escape, and find the strength to fight their problems.

I think that is something that most author's have. A reason to help. A reason to fight. A reason to escape. Without those reasons how else would we find our inspiration? I am constantly told it is in the world around us, and that is very true. But let's face it. The world around us isn't all sunshine and roses. It isn't perfect. We are currently facing a pandemic, and many people are suffering greatly because of it. The world can be a terrible place to live in. It can be hard to survive. It isn't an easy place to be. Yet, we do it. We find joy. How do people do it? Through outlets. Usually, from my limited experience, those outlets are creative ones. The outlet could be art, or stories. It could be looking at, reading, or creating the art and or stories.

Basically, I guess what I am saying, is my journey started off rough. It started difficult. It is never going to be easy, but my joy comes from writing, and knowing that I could possibly one day, help someone become a survivor rather than a victim.

One last thing. Please be patient with me. I can't promise to be consistent. I will do my best. I won't neglect the page. And I will be here. I just can't promise in the beginning to always be frequent. Please check out the forum, and connect and talk with each other. I will leave it mostly for those who come, but I will pop in and make appearances. I want to share my work with you, but I also want others who are growing author's to feel safe. I know that is something I lacked for the longest time as a writer. I didn't feel as if I had a safe place. I want to give that to others. So there will be no shaming. But we can critique and grow together. Only, upon the author's request though. If the author doesn't ask for any feedback and edits, please refrain. They may not be ready for it. You don't know, so please don't assume. Thank you all, and I look forward to this journey with you.