My Creative Journey

I like to say that I've been a writer my whole life, but that's not entirely true. I started writing short stories at five years old, under the guidance (more like supervision) of my older sister. Playing monkey-see, monkey-do is a natural part of being the younger sibling. And so I wrote because she wrote - that was the only thing that mattered... until I turned thirteen. It was at that age that I realized the writing had shifted from an "I want to be you" perspective to a "This is who I am" perspective. Since then, I have always written in some capacity, whether it be a short story, a novel, blogging, journaling, video game scripts, or YouTube scripts. 

Video Editing came to me much later in life than writing, partially due to a lack of access to the tools needed. In my younger years, I recall the fun I had cutting together fan-made music videos by ripping DVDs onto my computer and using the default "Windows Movie Maker" software. They weren't all that good, but I was proud of my work at the time and I have left them on YouTube as a reminder of how far I've come. Fast forward about 14 years and I found it necessary to try again when my sister and I began a writing-focused YouTube Channel. She will be the first to tell you she isn't tech-savvy, so the editing fell to me. At first, I dabbled in the free version of Animaker. I became pretty good at it too, but it was limiting and didn't run well on my PC. Then I found Davinci Resolve, a robust editing software that I could get for free. I started learning in earnest. That was in 2020. It was only a matter of months before I realized I had a knack for video editing, and I was growing to love it. In 2023, I began offering my video editing services to others with a focus on small YouTube channels.