The first stories I wrote when I was 12 were about Mars and landing on Mars.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I always wrote; my first story was published in the magazine The American Girl when I was 11.
I have written stories since I was a child.
When I was fifteen, my father gave me a first edition copy of Ray Bradbury's magnificent work, 'The Martian Chronicles.' I had read other science fiction by noted authors, but this book was something else altogether.
When I was a little kid, before I learned how to write, I would tell stories.
I've been writing stories, in one form or another, since I was a kid.
I began writing fictional stories and little screenplays when I was in fifth grade.
My grandfather read the 'John Carter of Mars' books to me when I was young.
The first story I finished was when I was six years old.
I wrote my first story when I was six or seven.
And every friend I've got has been writing Mars stories. It was pretty clear I'd never catch up.