what’s with nebula pond?
dear reader,
I will answer the question in the title in 2 parts: What’s with nebula pond, the blog? And what’s with nebula pond, the name?
about the blog
I am a creative writer by profession. For the past 10 years I have been ~ crafting ~ creative marketing campaigns on the regular under the different advertising agencies I have had the privilege (or curse 👀) to work for.
I still remember the moment I fell in love with being a writer in an ad agency: it was 8 years ago when I won my first campaign pitch. Every marketing material that I wrote and helped produced aired on national TV. It was a huge success… yet nobody outside of my job knew I had anything to do with it.
I fell in love with the anonymity, hiding behind the names of the brands I have partnered with. I did my best work in the dark.
In my moments of solitude, I still lean on writing. All the short stories and personal essays I have tucked away in napkins or random notebooks. I found catharsis in letting go of my frustrations through trauma dumping in the bowels of my Notes app. I thought I was keeping them hidden because nobody cares about my thoughts. It was nobody’s business what my take was on this current event or this new show. Deep down, the real reason I kept it close to my heart was that I was being a coward. I was so insecure of my own voice as a writer, perpetually comparing my hidden works to other’s publicly available obra maestra. I critique their art, while shielding my own from the light of judgment.
Recently, an acquaintance told me, “art isn’t art until it’s perceived”. So I read my own works. And dear reader, I recognized my past self as a different soul. I saw her, cringed at her, honored her. I forgot how perceptive she was, how hopeful she can be. I am still learning a lot from her. I forgot that she is still me.
So now is the time I am letting my inner writing gremlin out into the wild. Because maybe someone out there needs my writing.
Please know I am not an expert on anything, even on writing. As I know I still have a lot to learn. But for every blog that I will publish, I will make it my duty to be raw, sincere, and considerate. Because maybe someone out there will resonate with this. Maybe that someone is still going to be just me.
And I promise that no part of this website is from any 🅰️ℹ️ generator. I am actively learning how to build and maintain a website through Reddit and sheer force of will. If you see a typo or my grammar is way off, and it bothered you enough to want to let me know, please do! You may reach me through my email 💌
about the name
First and foremost, I am a nerd first. An advertising baddie second.
I got introduced to Doctor Who when I was in college, and I rode the hype of the Marvel Cinematic Universe right after graduation. There was an actress who starred in those two franchises, and I took her characters’ names and made it my own. You think you can guess who it is?
🙂 bestie this is terrifying 🙂 I can’t believe I raw-dogged that at 2 AM on a Tuesday. First writing exercise done! 🥳 I’m looking forward to writing my next one already.
