When I first started this blog, I dedicated it solely to being film related. The reason for this was because back then, I was a film student with a minor in creative writing. But one class in particular, had introduced me to the world of writing blogs.
I had heard very little about blogs, therefore I never really gave it much thought. Are there even people that will read this stuff? Do people even care about blogs? What would I even write about? These questions were some of the few that constantly ran through my mind. But they never deterred me from the thought of creating a blog page. On top of that, this became an assignment for that class, so I didn’t really have a choice. When it came for me to decide what to make this blog, my mind went blank. I wanted something big and interesting that people would absolutely love. But I had no idea what that was going to be. I knew very little. And despite having a Facebook, Instagram and even a Youtube account, my life didn’t have much excitement to warrant sharing them. I was just a girl that loved to write and make movies.
And that was when it struck me. I was a film girl that loved to talk about movies and make movies, so naturally I could give people a little insight into my life as a film student while expressing my views on films and even get people engaged in discussions about movies. And thus, Arkanviews was born.
I had continued with this blog all the way up until I graduated from college and even beyond that. Although my posts were pretty scarce, it was partly because I had a lot going on in my life that had gotten in the way. I’m not going to discuss it in too much detail, because I had already addressed it in my balance post. But that wasn’t the only reason why my posts had been scarce. More recently, I felt the need to express more than my love of films. And that’s where a little blog called, “Wonderland,” comes in.
Wonderland was a blog I had started my senior year of college. It became a garden filled with my pieces of writing from all of my classes, as well as pieces from whenever I felt the urge to express that hidden side of me. The only thing about it, was I rarely posted on it than I did on Arkanviews. I let that blog quickly die, and it left me greatly depressed. I loved to write. As much as I loved making movies. But to have two separate blogs to maintain, was a bit excessive and a little unnecessary. And so I came to this conclusion.
I had torn down Wonderland. But it will not be completely lost. It will combine with this one, to become a new blog. A new change in my life, to go along with the many other changes that are yet to come. As a result, the name of this blog will also change. So don’t be surprised if you come on to see that change. This is why I am writing this update. Should you choose to follow me on this journey, and witness the new posts that will come, I welcome you with open arms. If you don’t, then I understand and I wish you the best of luck on your own journey. As I will continue mine.
Nicole Rousseau 