I would be a writer (should be, could be, am)

What a challenge for me. It was the first since I followed the daily post, and I almost decided not to do it. But a challenge is a challenge

i am a reader. I don’t remember my parents reading to me as a child, but they must have because I have always loved books and looked forward to visits to the library every week. I loved Nancy Drew and devoured those books over and over again.  I loved Alice in Wonderland, Little Women, The Secret Garden and My Cousin Rachael. I eventually found that I loved the more serious types of books by authors such as James Mitchener, John Steinbeck, J.D. Salinger, Truman Capote, Boris Pasternak and Earnest Hemmingway. I didn’t find Tolkein until I was in my mid-20’s, but he opened a brand new world of fantasy to me. 

I’ve been a writer “in my head” all my life.  But I don’t have the background to know how to put it down on paper.  I have something to give, though, and I’m going to find my voice, I promise you all.