![]() Words are the only things that will live on long after we have perished. Always a character that made me feel as though I wasn’t the only one feeling this way.Īnyone that is an avid reader has at least one book where there is one sentence (or even a word) that changed the way that they saw themselves or saw the world. Those moments when I was all alone, there was always a book nearby. I know that there are some books that I feel helped save my life when I was at my lowest. Why is storytelling so important for all of us?Įveryone needs stories. I still remember those words after all these years.Īnyway after that I made it my business to learn everything I could about writing and become a published author. ![]() I kept looking behind me to see if he was talking to someone else. I couldn’t believe he had actually said those words in reference to me. “You are a diamond in the rough,” he said. ![]() I remember the look on his face when I came to his classroom the next day. I’ve always written stories and in my journal (what else is a shy, nerdy girl supposed to do all day?).īut I think the absolute defining moment in my life came when I was 16 years old and one of my teachers read some of the poetry I had written. Part of me wanted to be like my mom, because she is a writer as well. ![]() Was there a defining moment during your youth when you realized you wanted to be a writer? ![]()
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