I have been writing since I was in grade seven. A student teacher happened to really like on of my more "imaginative" stories written for a project. He encouraged me to keep writing, and I have done so. I have always had an active imagination since I was a child, always coming to my mom with outrageous stories. I believe in the unbelievable, and that motivates me to write stories so that others will believe as well, even if only until my story ends. I get my inspriation mostly from music and long trips. I have had two complete stories formed from taking a long bus ride home , listening to classical/instrumental music. *laughs* My muse takes a lot of coffee to get things going, and so far we've been working together quite nicely. I also get lots of inspriation from other authors. Reading their stories motivates me to improve aspects of my own writing that might not be up to par, such as grammar or spelling *groans*. I also glean a lot of lessons about character description or fights. Writing is one of my passions, and someday I hope to be able to inspire someone the way I have been.