When I started this blog I was in high school. I was depressed, anxious, and VERY insecure. It was my escape from the world, and my main coping mechanism. As this blog began to gain traction, my anxiety started flaring. I was worried about my parents finding out I wrote fanfiction (especially smut, and I was a minor... BIG anxiety trigger). I feared disappointing them. I feared my peers finding out, and the teasing they’d dish out (I wasn’t exactly a popular kid.).
I also feared disappointing you lovely people who took (and still take) the time to read what I wrote. Now, a fear of disappointment may not sound like much to most, but to me it mean I dreaded coming on here. Not because of any of you. A part of me just didn’t think I could do it without disappointing you. My mindset used to be so negative and toxic that I almost began to resent myself for not getting content out to you regularly. (Which was more than a little exhausting.) The long hiatuses were less because I was busy, and more because I was avoiding this blog. I didn’t want to disappoint you all so I figured I’d just not do anything. Again, toxic mindset, not exactly logical.
“What does this mean for the blog?” I hear you ask. Well, a lot has changed since high school. I’m a lot more optimistic and my mindset is less toxic. I’m a 21 year old adult now, and I’ve done some growing up. That being said, I can’t morally write for real people anymore. I don’t have their consent to be writing this, and that feels wrong.
So, here’s the two step plan:
1. Revamping the stories I have on this blog and transferring them to Wattpad (The originals will remain here. Wattpad will just have 20 year old Bailey’s writing as opposed to 16 year old Bailey’s writing.)
2. Starting today (April 16th, 2020) Requests will be open for the final time until May 16th, 2020. You have a month to put whatever you’d like into my inbox, and I’ll write it.
I want to end this chapter of my life with a bang. So make ‘em good darlings. I will write for any gender, any race, any sexuality, just make them legal if it’s smut you’re asking for.
Writing has always been my dream. Starting this blog was the first step into fulfilling that dream. You all supporting me made me realize I wanted it forever. I’m more mentally healthy than I have EVER been. I’ve never been this happy. I still have bad mental health days, but I don’t let them get the better of me anymore. I can now look in the mirror and say the woman looking back is beautiful. Most importantly, the only person I care about pleasing now is me. I’ve learned that I can’t control how someone perceives me, I can only focus on being my best self. I’m not afraid of what people think of me, my parents included; I just want to be happy. I will never regret writing fanfiction. I’m blessed for the experience it’s given me and the backlog I now have to look back on when I become a New York Times Bestseller.
I have no plans to delete this blog, or the stories on it. They will stay apart of Tumblr’s legacy until the internet finally meets its end. I just don’t plan on adding to it. My Wattpad will become my writing hub and my personal Tumblr is where you can find my wacky fandom and life bs.
This blog and everyone I’ve interacted with has been beautiful. It’s been a blessing and I learned so much about myself because of it. If any of you have any questions about any of this, please feel free to ask me. You can send me a message here (I still plan on checking it for messages), on Wattpad, or my personal Tumblr. I truly love, and respect every single one of you and it means the world that you’d give your time to me.
Thank you, Bailey (Jacky’s Little Sally)