NOTES ON WRITING FICTION

 

My writing journey began in high school, where I spent large chunks of time in the school library and downtown in the public library. I read everything I could get my hands on. Reading is probably my first great love.

 

 

 

Formally I took literature and english classes in high school. At least two of them contained a fictional writing component. That’s when I began to work on short stories.

 

 

After a stint in the military, I decided I was going to write a book. Let’s just say it did not go well. I spent two years on it before realizing I didn’t have an ending that did justice to the characters. It was a big disappointment. I went back to the beginning and read more, studied more, and wrote more, though most of it was bad.

 

 

In 1993 I went back to school with the intent to study and write as much as possible because I wasn’t fond of warehouse work, and wasn’t sure I’d physically be able to do it for more than ten more years. I went back to a local community college that believes writing is a massively important form of communication, and every class no matter what it is, includes a writing component. I feel really lucky I just fell into that school because it was close to our house.

 

Over the next decade I got the opportunity to take many writing courses and attend a couple of writing conventions. My writing levels kept rising, and in 1999, I had several teachers who said I should think seriously about submitting my work to magazines. 

 

While getting my batchelor’s degree, my Independent Study requirements included an internship and a senior capstone project. I wrote a collection of short stories for that project.

 

I’m still writing today. I write children’s stories, young adult stories, and stories for adults.

 

I also write posts for myself and for clients when they desire one.