I work for a bookstore which is lethal as I love books and spend more than I earn. I have been writing since I was eleven, and enjoy reading books of all genres. In high school I won an award for a short story on domestic violence after sitting in on a closed court session (after gaining special permission) to hear first hand the brutality and horror of victims' personal accounts. It was harrowing and incredibly frightening, and really opened my eyes to the evils of the world.