Let's Get To Know Your Captain!
Artwork by Melle-D!
First off, welcome aboard the ship and becoming one of the Nightmarian Crew!
You can either call me Xel, Xerrica, or Captain (whatever you prefer). You may be wondering, what inspired me to be a Content Creator? Well, allow me to go more in-depth with it rather than the simple introduction that I shared on my discord server.
I am a woman of many different talents, and of course many different passions. I like singing, gaming, crafts, and most importantly, writing to name a few! I've always grown up with the arts around me, and I always like finding more creative ways to show exactly what I'm capable of. Allow me to break some things down for you all:
- Let's start with gaming. I've been a gamer since I was a little girl. I always found interesting fascination with it. Some of my family members had various consoles such as the Nintendo 64, the Atari, the NES, the original Xbox, and the SNES. I would literally be on a small ladder just to play Duck Hunt when I was about 5 years old. As I got older, I started branching out with different other video games, getting a GameBoy Advance by the time I was about 7 or 8. That's when I started getting into games more and more, and over the years ended up getting a Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3ds, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch to name a few consoles that I have (and I even still have my old gameboys too!). Gaming will always be one of my favorite things to do, even more now that I have a gaming laptop.
- Then there's the singing. A lot of my friends have always told me that I have a tendency to eat the Canary seeds. Singing is something that I've always enjoyed and have always had a drive for since I was in Middle School. I was a part of my school's Chorus from Sixth Grade alllll the way to my Senior Year of High School. If you think I'm a Soprano, think again. I have more of a comfortable range when it comes to lower notes, which makes me an Alto. One day, I do want to be able to write and sing my own music, so that will be something to look forward to one day!
- We're not going to talk about my artsy side, or more lovingly referred to as my crafting side. Okay. . .we actually are going to talk about it. There are various types of artsy media that I like to do, once I actually get inspiration for the long list of projects that I have in my docket. I like to draw (when I have an idea. Not too great at it since I need to practice more), do bullet journal stuff, make fake terrariums, paint, and do scrapbooking to just name a few of the things that I have. We would be here all day if I told you what other crafting projects I have up my sleeve, so you're better off just waiting to see what I share lol.
- Finally, the topper that tops them all, my passion and love for writing! Storytelling is something that I've always enjoyed the most, and I have been writing since I was in Middle School, and even have a Bachelor's Degree in English/Creative Writing. The genres I mostly write are Steampunk, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy with some dark romance. Over time though I might delve into other genres, but those are my main favorites. I've also done poetry, but my main specialization is Fiction writing. I practically breathe writing almost every day, as it's something that I love and storytelling will always be the thing that brings me joy.
So, why exactly am I sharing all of this? For starters, I want to be able to inspire others to pursue the things they love. Uplifting others and creating a loving and healthy community is one of the biggest things that I aspire to do. Everyone should be able to pursue the things they love and are passionate about, and having a strong support system of others helping others I find is one of the most beautiful things in the world. I want my community to join me on this journey together, because spreading kindness is important rather than spreading drama.
Eventually, I might do a Q&A once the community grows bigger, so for now this is a little bit about who I am and I hope for those who read this continue to follow me on my adventures!
