Write an autobiography.

“My story is personal and hurtful. The prose follows my memories from studies abroad, college, and mental health from 16 through 23. You can understand how I became who I am today through reading it. It wasn’t an easy journey as it had its ups and downs, including depressive episodes here and there. For that reason, the writing process broke me into a million pieces and then put me back together into someone different. [...] When August began, so did the actual writing of the book. We made one-hour sprints, and I made two every day for 24 days. Yes, I wrote a book in 24 days. The process reminded me that all I can do is write every day as great novelists like Stephen King do to polish my writing skills.”

“The decision to write came when I reached a point where hiding parts of myself no longer felt right. I realized I had gone through enough change, challenge and resilience to honestly examine my story. At that time, I was not trying to write a book. I was trying to understand my own journey and why certain patterns kept repeating. What surprised me was how disruptive the process became. Writing forced me to face assumptions I had carried for years without question. [...] Once I began writing, looking back on earlier seasons did not feel sentimental, but clarifying in a way I had not expected, as the distance created by time allowed me to see how certain challenges shaped my character more deeply than any title ever could.”