Too Old For This | ✓

Letter to Readers

Wattpad.

The Internet.

March 31st, 2023.

Hello,

Wow, I haven't written one of these in a long time. When Wattpad asked me to join their creator program I was struggling to justify finding time to write. So much was changing in my life---became a weightlifter, the company I worked for was restructuring, I traveled, my dad's autoimmune issues, etc. I'd been writing for years, but I didn't just have the time like before, but the creator program allowed me to treat writing like a part-time job, and I got paid to find time to share this free story with you. I'm not sure if or when they will renew my contract next year, but if they do I have so much I would love to share with you all. (How do weightlifting rivals to lovers sound? No? I'll see myself out.)

Regardless, writing Too Old For This reminded me so much about why I love sharing stories on this website. I've seen some of you guys' names in the comments for years! And it means so much to me. 

I wrote Too Old For This because both characters in small ways remind me of myself and my loved ones, and I wanted to touch on the feelings of inadequacy and seeing yourself as a burden. It was a joy to map out their youthful interactions as they became each other's firsts in many ways but one. It's never too late to become an 'adult' and inadequacy isn't forever.

Thank you all so much for giving this a read, 

Saint Caliendo.

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