I had been writing poems and stories since I learned to make letters. I had placed poems in a hardcover anthology at the age of 6. And I knew more big words than anyone else in the 10th grade.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Even though I was a reluctant reader in junior high and high school, I found myself writing poems in the back of class.
I liked to write from the time I was about 12 or 13. I loved to read. And since I only spoke to my brother, I would write down my thoughts. And I think I wrote some of the worst poetry west of the Rockies. But by the time I was in my 20s, I found myself writing little essays and more poetry - writing at writing.
I was a 16-year-old girl at one point, so of course I wrote poetry.
I was lucky to have read a lot of poetry when I was younger; it helped me to remember a way to write.
I wrote my first song when I was six or seven, a silly little song. But I used to write poems in high school - not songs.
I wrote things for the school's newspaper, and - like all teenagers - I dabbled in poetry.
I decided to become an author when my grandmother taught me to write, when I was six. I can still recall the sensation of being able to turn words into stories. It was a miracle.
I didn't write anything at all except book reports until I was in seventh grade, and then I wrote mostly poetry for myself.
I was completely devoted to reading and books from the age of seven. It took until I was 18 to have the confidence to write poetry.
I've been writing poems and stories since I was about 13.