I write to escape and read to exist.
Music gives me my breath and dancing my life.
I see the beauty in everything,
but I also see the terrible.
As someone who wants to become an author for a living, I tend to go overboard with things like this, so I guess we’ll see where it goes.
However, I’ll at least give a few pointers before I go too in depth.
- I am a writer – I write fanfiction, poetry, and am currently working on getting my first novel published.
- I am a (new) blogger – I write about my journey in the process of writing, as well as going to college, my own struggles with mental health and tools I wish I had before, and just random things I’m interested in.
Alright, now for those of you who are actually interested in knowing who I am, here we go! (I’ve bolded some of the more important parts because I know I get very wordy.)
First of all, Rayhne A. Tess, is actually my pen name. An alias so to speak. Rayhne (pronounced Rain), is the main character in my book series. However, the rest of my pen name is not her’s, just the first name. The initial, A., I’m unsure whether it is because my actual middle initial is A (although I have two middle names), or for the word author. I just use it for both because, heck, why not? And Tess, I may have gotten inspiration for from one of my favorite book series, but I mainly chose it because it is the name my best friend has called me since we met.
Now that the simple (yeah right) basics are out of the way, I guess I will tell you a little bit about me. But where to start? I’ve never really been good about bragging about myself, which let me tell you, sucks when I’m trying to apply for scholarships.
I was born in New Mexico but moved to Arizona when I was two. I’ve lived in Arizona for most of my life, and probably will for most of the rest of my life, if not all of it. I just can’t deal with the cold! I give you props for being able to if you live somewhere you have to shovel snow in the winter. I’ve changed my mind about my profession multiple times, but in the back of my mind, I’ve always wanted to become a “writer”. Most of the time, even now, I will think about doing something else because most people in my life love to tell me that being an author is not a “real” job.
Currently, I’m going to school for this exact reason, although I’ve told a few people, who have asked me why I am only taking one or two classes a semester that unless they want to pay for it, leave me alone! But then I felt bad about that. I chose to go for psychology because I’ve been in and out of therapy since I was two years old.
In one of my blog posts, I will go into the reasons why, and what has helped and has not helped, because I do not wish to put that information here in case some people would rather avoid it. I will tell you, I have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, dyslexia, and insomnia. I also have chronic depression, and complex-post traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD). Yeah, yeah, I’m a mess I know. But hey, it means I have a story to tell, and that is why I want to become a writer. There is also more, but nothing as strong as these.
The last thing I wish to tell you is that my inbox is always open! Whether you email me, message me on social media, or anything else. And all of this information can be found on the contact page, along with some random facts about myself! Any and all conversation is welcome!
Thanks, lovelies,
~Rayhne