So I've been a "Writer" for a number of years now. Truth be told when I was a kid the last thing I expected to be was a writer! I had never had very good penmanship; for that matter I still don't, nor was I ever a very good speller. (but that's what spell check and editors are for.) :-) Even so, I didn't actually think I'd be any good at it anyway. I mean I was ALWAYS daydreaming of being any thing and EVERYTHING when I grew up, but I lacked the foresight to know what I was actually meant to be doing. It wasn't until I hit high school and found that girls weren't interested in me, that I started to think of other ways to obtain their affections. First with the odd joke, or friendly ear. Of course that didn't help; even a teen know's the "friend Zone" is no place to stay; not when you really like a girl. So I did what I thought would UP my game a bit, and started to write "bad" poetry. And to no one's surprise "save mine." That didn't work either. (I didn't realize this at first, but high school girls are very shallow.) :-P Ever the romantic, I was undeterred and determined to find a way to win the heart of the one girl in the entire high school that I wanted to go out with. I decided to impress her by writing a book for her. She was indeed impressed when I pounded out the first 25 chapters of what I would call Star Crossed, in a single weekend. She thought it was brilliant, and I was walking on cloud nine. Because I believed (foolishly as it turned out, as she had a boyfriend.) that I had finally won her heart. The truth is, even though her shooting me down left me forlorn and broken. It didn't really matter. I had found something that I was not entirely horrible at. Writing it seemed was the one thing that I might be able to excel at. Now I'm not saying I was (or am now for that matter.) the greatest writer of my age, or any other. I simply don't have that big of an ego. I'm just saying that I found something I actually liked to do, and made me feel good. I of course worry that I may run out of ideas for stories (especially with my upcoming comic book series.) But I do have confidence in my ability to write people. There is one person to whom I attribute my confidence in my writing and that is a very cherished friend of mine. It's because of my friend that I thought I could make a go with doing it professionally. I was never one to join the crowd and do as others did. I've always been an outcast (not the cool kind, the trapped in their own head kind that got picked on.. a lot..) :-P Where ever I went and what ever I did, I was never part of the events, I was mearly an observer. But my stories allowed me to be anything I wanted, do anything I wanted. I could fly a space ship, become a hero, find love... Anything is possible in fictional worlds and I found a way to them. A way to my own my "dare I say" (precious.) worlds. ;-) There are a lot of stories out there a lot of excellent writers; where am I going this? Simple, I feel, that if you're passionate about something and it gives you joy, it shows in what you're doing and that's what people respond to, A dear (cherished.) friend showed me that. And I took it to heart. Even if I sometimes let other things in my head mess with that. I always come back to the simple enjoyment of seeing my imagination come to life in the written word.... Okay ramblings over. :-D