My story of how I became a writer began as a child. At the age of eight, I read my first novel, which had created hype about vampires. To this day, I still remember holding that heavy book in my little hands and being amazed at the impact the story had on me and how much I tuned out everything around me, always focused on the printed words.
After that, I wanted to write a story and become an author. Another four years passed, during which I fell in love with reading and borrowed one novel after another from the library.

At twelve, my passion for writing began. Whether it was a poetry analysis, interpretation, or characterization, I put my heart and soul into writing. It was only with grammar and spelling that things never worked out. Nevertheless, I remained true to my first lifelong dream and never lost sight of the goal.

School and other situations didn't make it easy for me to stay focused. Nevertheless, I spent most of my youth writing to process feelings, events, and thoughts. To this day, writing is therapy for me and my shelter—all those hours I spent lying in bed, typing away on my cell phone. Especially on weekends, when I was mentally at the end due to school, I still wrote stories so I wouldn't fall apart and break.

Eventually, in April 2019, I had the start of my final exams for my high school degree, and one afternoon while studying, an image unfolded in my head, which, after three years, has now become 'Brown Eyed.'
It's always important to me to convey that you need to take your time and not compete with yourself. I could have waited, written more stories, and then decided on the best one. But fate had other plans, so at the age of twenty-two, after fourteen years, I fulfilled my greatest dream in life because it was the first of all.
I decided to publish the story without a publisher at the beginning of the journey, which will probably not be understandable for many.

This project cost me a lot of energy, time, and money. But if I could turn back time, I wouldn't do it any other way. In the end, who knows what other opportunities may arise.
I am proud of myself and my eight-year-old self even more so. For more details about my story, check out the acknowledgment speech at the end of 'Brown Eyed.'

I hope to reach as many people as possible with 'Brown Eyed' and to give others a place of refuge, just like many authors have created for me.