Before I knew how to write words, I used to draw squiggly pencil lines across pages and pages of my father's old computer printer paper (the kind with the holes in the edges).  I just wanted to write, even though I didn't quite know how to do it.  Once I worked out the concept of words and how they go together, I started writing little stories.  Over time I also read lots of books, and the books that have impacted me the most in my life are the ones I read in my childhood.  I believe that writers carry a great responsibility when it comes to their readers.  Because of this, I want my writing to be edifying, uplifting, and to bring hope.