My First

When I was in elementary school, we had some free time. I had been daydreaming most of the day about my dog, Buddy. He was such a good boy. I was dreaming that he had run off and found a girl dog and they fell in love and then she had puppies. I decided to sit down and write a story. I made a little book out of it too! I was so proud of my work.

I got home, excitedly showed my parents and they said "wow, Samantha! You're such a good writer!" Silly to say, I have carried that small bit of confidence with me when I write to this day. And no matter how shitty my story is, my parents will always tell me it's the best one yet.

I'm still a daydreamer. I love to see my stories play out in my head, like a movie. I mostly journal these days, but sometimes I get an amazing story idea. I've noticed that I love to write romantic-comedy. I have tried many different styles of writing and tried my hand a poetry, non-fiction, historical fiction, you name it. I just love getting a story on the page. Or screen? Even if I utterly hate it, I still feel proud. I actually got a story written!!

Obviously since elementary school I have improved as a writer. Although, I do still write pretty cheesy pieces sometimes, it's the satisfaction of having completed a writing project I've been working on for weeks, months, years, that is the most wonderful, almost overwhelming feeling. That little bit of confidence from my first story that I feel when I write a story, whether it's the 100th or the millionth.

For me, as a writer, the feeling never fades. And that feeling is exactly why I keep writing. Or keep trying to anyway.