A girl and a keyboard

 For as long as I can remember, I’ve been dreaming about writing a fantasy book. It’s the kind of dream that lingered quietly in the background of my life, like a soft melody I could hear but never quite sang out loud. When I was younger, I gave it a shot on Wattpad. I shared a few stories, and to my surprise, some people read them. But even with that small encouragement, I was too shy to truly put myself out there. My stories always felt so personal, like they were pieces of me that I wasn’t ready to share with the world. It’s strange, isn’t it? How something you love so deeply can also scare you so much? Over the past few months, though, something has shifted within me. Maybe it’s the culmination of years of self-reflection or the weight of the events I’ve experienced recently, but I’ve found a spark of courage I didn’t know I had. I’ve started writing again. Not just daydreaming about it or imagining it, but actually sitting down and putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard,...

There’s something profoundly transformative about putting yourself out into the world—sharing a piece of your soul, your thoughts, and your creativity for others to see. It’s terrifying. It’s exhilarating. It’s everything I imagined it would be, and somehow, so much more. For years, the idea of having a blog has been floating around in my mind. It was always there, lingering in the background—a quiet thought during moments of inspiration or a whisper when I felt particularly drawn to writing. I imagined what it might feel like to have a space of my own, a corner of the internet where I could pour out my thoughts and let my creativity breathe. But every time, I pushed the thought aside. I told myself I wasn’t ready, that I didn’t have the time or the confidence to start something like this. There were always excuses, always reasons to wait. But now, along with embarking on the journey of writing my book, I decided it was finally time. Less than 24 hours ago, I hit “publish” on my very f...

Hello and welcome to  A Girl and a Keyboard —a place that I’ve dreamed of creating for so long, yet never truly believed I could. And yet, here we are. My heart is a little nervous, my fingers are trembling as they type this first sentence, and there’s a quiet hope that you’ll feel something—anything—as you read these words. Let me take you on a small journey into the heart of why this blog exists and what it means to me.  A Girl and a Keyboard is a space where I can finally be myself, raw and unfiltered, in a way that I never thought I could before. It’s the beginning of a journey—both as a writer and as someone who’s learning to embrace their own voice. The journey of writing, of sharing pieces of my heart through words, is one I’ve put off for so long. Part of me always feared that I wasn’t ready, that I wasn’t good enough, that my voice didn’t matter. It’s funny, isn’t it? How we can believe in the beauty of stories, in the magic that books hold, yet sometimes not believe ...