The Disastrous Love Lives of the Delaney Family

Welcome to 2022

Firstly, happy new year! 2022 is here and hopefully, this means that it's a new fresh start. I feel way more optimistic about this year than I did 365 days ago. 

As you'll know, I've been away from Wattpad for a reeeeaaaaalllllllyyyyyy long time. Way too long. And you're probably wondering why. 

For those who have been here with me since 2014 (when I started publishing), you will be vaguely aware that I started writing as an outlet when I was going through a particularly difficult time in life. 

Writing was my escape for many years. Then when I went through another tough period about two years ago, I couldn't face writing. What I once considered my outlet- my gateway to sanity- didn't feel like that anymore. While I won't go into the details of what happened, it left me feeling like I'd lost part of my identity; someone had taken away my power of autonomy and I needed to put up walls to protect myself while I tried to rebuild the person I was. These walls, unfortunately, meant that while I blocked people out, I trapped my imagination in. 

I continued to invent these worlds and characters, all there ready and waiting to go when I felt the time was right. 

And I feel like that time is now.

I'm in a far better place mentally and emotionally, and once more, I have all these ideas bouncing around, becoming more and more vivid each day. The characters have found their voices- it would be a shame not to let you hear what they have to say. 

Now, let's dive in and do some Ground Rules of what The Disastrous Love Lives of the Delaney Family is all about.