It's official. This book is, undoubtedly, my favorite piece I have ever put together. I had so much fun sharing these old stories with y'all! The more I work on the book, the more I can't believe how much my writing has changed over the years... to the point I now have an undiscovered gem in front of me. However, this anthology is only a smidgen of everything I've written since 4th grade. I'm almost thinking about doing a second collection, but I'm first going to see how this one does, even though I still have so many stories I want to share.
A couple of my favorite stories in this bunch include Monastario Taxes California, The Bridge Between Tribes, Bittersweet, The Death Lion, and of course, every one of the Star Wars and Claxton stories. In a book like this, I believe grammar should be the least of your worries. At the end of the day, the plot is more important. These are old stories, so they don't qualify for how I write today. The memoir chapters are the ones that showcase my modern writing skills.
I don't want to return to reality, but eventually, I have to. However, I hope this collection will do well, eventually. I want to show people to not be shy to upload their old writing pieces. It's a lot of fun. It's just as much fun to read your old works, too. I'm so, so glad that I got to share this journey. It will be nice to refer to this when I go back and re-write these pieces. Until then, feel free to tell me which stories you think I should re-write. Thank you so much for reading, and may the Force be with you!
- Victoria/Viktoria