Writing Origins
In middle school, I wrote a delectably horrendous horror story, full of blood and gore, beautifully detailing the character and the events of these marble/orbs that were violent (if my memory serves correctly, I wish I still had the original copy). My family was freaked out. My teacher loved it. She even asked me to read the story to an 8th-grade class. I remember the nerves sitting atop the wooden barstool at the front of the class of big-kid students staring up at me expectantly (I was a short 6th grader). I remember my back tightening and my arms shaking as I cleared my throat and began reading. Afterwards, there was applause, and then I went back to class. It was the proudest moment in my young writing career! I've always been obsessed with storytelling, from the intricate details to the overarching plot. What makes a character tick? Why would the story be told this way? What is the reason behind the antagonist's motives? I loved watching the stories unfold o...
