Product Description Wait This Time began simply as a set of journal entries and ideas that encapsulated Alyssa Moore's adventures as a young teenager. As she neared the end of her high school journey, she sought to create a formal collection of the words and works that helped her get through the ups and downs of adolescence. With over four years worth of writing, Moore has amassed a stunning collection that is representative of the experiences of so many. Rather than edit her work, she has made the bold decision to leave her writing unaltered, in its original state, in order to illustrate the truth in her expression. Wait This Time serves as a benchmark of some of the most significant moments of her life so far, while also providing a sense of catharsis to help close out one chapter of her life as she begins another. With this book, she sheds the old and gives a warm welcome to the new. About the Author I have always loved writing. I've enjoyed expressing myself in other ways since childhood, but I wrote my first "book" at the age of three and it turned into a real passion when I was eleven. Writing has been the only thing that has stuck with me from the very beginning. Richard Silken has a book of poetry that I absolutely love (`Crush'), which inspired me to publish my own work. I had a hard time in high school, like so many others, and I thought that putting together a collection of my experiences would be a nice way to get it all behind me. I love that people can identify with my writing; it's amazing to be able to put other peoples' feelings into words. It's a form of therapy, really, the only form I'm good at. I hope that Wait This Time inspires other people to write and that maybe it helps them deal with their own struggles, just as creating it helped me deal with mine.