My love of writing began in grade school when we were assigned creative writing.  For me, it was great fun to create outlandish characters and stimulating plots (at least in my young mind.)  Volunteering to read became second nature to me and I shared with gusto.  I won’t say my stories were any better than those of my classmates, who were quite a group of characters themselves.  But the teachers who encouraged me kept my love of writing alive.

In high school I wrote in my free time, but never did anything with my stories.  During college and my working years I still had the dream, but the pressures of life stood in my way.  A couple years before retiring from my teaching job, I joined a local writing group.  Then I joined a larger group in Green Bay.  Being around other writers gave me the motivation I needed to begin and finish my first book.  I’m planning to write many more.

If you have ever had that dream – that need to put on paper what is in your heart – give it a try.  To me – it’s delicious!