100 Followers

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have one hundred followers. Would I be crazy? Would I be overjoyed? Would I lose my mind? All these questions which used to flow around in my mind are finally answered today.

Yes, you read that right. TODAY!

This morning I reached one hundred followers. Well, technically, I reached one hundred at two minutes past midnight. But still, I reached one hundred followers, nonetheless today. I am ever so grateful for all your support. You made this come true. Thank you.

I recall typing up only seventy-three followers on my anniversary post just less than a month ago. I cannot believe how much progress has happened. This is a wonderful early Christmas gift, and I will be forever grateful. Thank you so much.

Starting this blog in two thousand and nineteen, I expected extremely low or if hardly any growth at all. I knew what I wanted to do was extremely hard to grow a following and audience, so I didn’t expect anything at all. I set out with this website having no expectations whatsoever. But that certainly didn’t change so much through the years. I was extremely happy when people started engaging with my website and I knew that this was going to be the start of something amazing.

I had always wanted to be an author since I was eleven. Many may begin earlier but I had to be encouraged just a bit more. When I finally set my mind on becoming an author, I began writing many stories and researching about authors and the publishing methods. I even remember when we would go to the pool over the school holidays researching afterwards when the younger ones were playing on the playground equipment.

I discovered many things such as the pay, the pile of unsolicited manuscripts and many more. That didn’t scare me off though. I found many websites in my free time to read and learnt that it would be easier to grow a following beforehand. So, that is what I did. I have tried with many website programs, but I also enjoyed WordPress way more than the others. I also didn’t plan on spending money on something that may be shut down after a while, considering how many websites I have started and then deleted.

Anyhow, this website was supposed to be my online presence for my author journey, and I cannot believe how well it is doing. I will be considering making an author website soon, but I just want to focus solely on Issy’s Writing Wonderland before I decide to tackle anything else.

Thank you all so much for your support. Everyone who reads, listens, comments, likes, et cetera is more than enough to make my day. I am so thankful for you all.

I love you all so much. May the rest of the year be epic.

So, why don’t you join me in my adventure?

Until next time, stay positive, work hard, and make it happen!

~Issy Juanita

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