Hey!
My name is April Thompson and I am a PROUD Introvert!!!
I
was born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, home of the 1947 U.F.O.
crash site. When I was a kid my struggle with severe Depression,
Anxiety and Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder was REAL, like
REALLY REAL. I tried everything to break free from all three, and in
doing so, I discovered that listening to music, writing and playing
the piano helped ease the symptoms most. I have even played several
piano recitals, won numerous competitions and I became a local and
state member of the National Piano Playing Auditions for the American
College Of Musicians. Though I did really good in piano, my introvert
personality mixed with my ailments, beat the shit out of me and my
grade school experience. It got so bad that I was eventually expelled
my senior year of high school.
Even so, I still went on to
earn my high school diploma and I also graduated from college with a
degree in Computer Information Systems. At the same time, without
realizing it, I dove completely in to writing and reading. I would do
it all; short stories, full length books, fan fiction, and I even
started freelancing for Yahoo, AOL and their sister sites. Whether I
was getting paid or not, writing was my way of coping. It's not easy
juggling depression, anxiety and ADHD with being an introvert,
especially in a very judgmental world. If people, weren't thinking
something was medically wrong with me, than they just assumed that I
was being a bitch, far too important to communicate with them. This
was and still is completely opposite of who I actually am!
As
I tried to deal with and accept being disliked, I again focused
everything I had on writing. I ended up writing and self publishing
my first eBook, a Gothic, crime drama, The
Cutting Club, which was actually a best seller for a long time.
Then came Gamers
Vs The Dead, Roswell,
and The
Cutting Club: Reunion. I even designed the covers for each book
with the help of my photography skills and royalty free images!
On
top of these books, I'm also working on finishing up some anthology
collections and other short stories that I may be posting here on the
blog. Some of them are funny, while others are scary or make you
truly look at the person you are or want to be. Whichever genre or
purpose of my books, blogs or short stories, my mission is to
distract you all from the stress, fear, anxiety, sadness, and/or
irritation you may feel, introvert or not.
That's why I created this blog. I want a space where you and I can vent and enjoy fiction and nonfiction stories of introverts making their way through this mad world. Even if you're not an introvert, you can still find something interesting here that will either entertain or help you to better understand us. Paying homage to my ADHD, sometimes my posts will be long, and other times my post will be short, sweet and to the point. Because I'll be doing Free Writing at times, the grammar and punctuation may not always be perfect, and that's okay. It's my blog and I can do whatever I want with it! Whether I've written about powerful introverts or extroverts in the world, a fictional story about an introvert in some kind of horror, fantasy, romance or crime setting, or if I'm just telling you about my experiences and adventures, you're welcome to comment and share your opinion on everything I post.
So then, now that you know who I am and why I'm here, lets jump into this WHOLE introvert thing!
Enjoy your fall into the deepest parts of my mind!
Peace
