I WROTE A MAGAZINE!

8 year old me is shaking in her princess heels!

Amigas, I wrote, created, and edited my own magazine! Can you freaking believe it.

Here is the link to my first ever edition of Aura’s Collective!

You have absolutely no idea how unbelievably ecstatic I am about this creative project. As I’ve aforementioned, I have always wanted to be a writer ever since I was little, but my perfectionist and critical side never truly allowed me to indulge in that passion of mine because I always felt like I wasn’t good enough or qualified to write anything meaningful or relevant.

That criticism has kept me from writing every single thing I feel and being completely honest with my writing (aka not holding back) and it has held me back from posting and sharing any of my writings on social media (tiktok, instagram, youtube, etc.).

However, this magazine idea I have had for a few years now, but I never knew where or how to start. It wasn’t until the end of March where this idea popped into my head: “I can create a magazine using Canva. I use Canva every single day at work.”

Therefore, on a random Sunday afternoon, I logged into my Canva account, looked up a magazine template, and started writing and editing. And now, I am finally ready and delighted to share that with the world!!!

BEHIND THE NAME

Aura’s Collective is a shortened version of my name: Laura. Also, aura means the energy around one’s person and I love that!

Collective stands for the main purpose of my magazine, to write about a collection of passions, quirks, stories, interests, and random things in my life.

THE PURPOSE

I am a multi passionate person to my core, so basing my magazine on one specific them just would not do. That’s when I realized there are no rules. It’s my magazine, I can write about whatever the heck I want and create it however the heck I want.

That’s when the creativity truly burst through. There wasn’t a guideline or any outline for me to follow but my own thoughts and mental pathways.

This magazine is a personal form of creative expression for me. I like to prattle - I’m never not prattling about, but sometimes, there’s not anyone around me whom I can talk to or who will actual understand or care about the things on my mind. So in creating a magazine, it has been a way for me to see what I am capable of doing creatively while also having a more physical, visual way of seeing what’s on my mind (in magazine form).

This magazine is the first of many - I feel it deep in my soul. And this magazine will take me to journey’s I haven’t adventured to before and opportunities I never thought possible.

If you are a reader interested in a variety of topics such as music, journaling, article stories, personal storytelling, writing prompts, interactive games, recipes, etc., please stay around and check out my first edition of Aura’s Collective.

Thank you so incredibly much <3