The greatest influencer in my writing career was my Grandmother Carr. I have always loved to tell stories. One day I brought home a book my Kindergarten teacher and I had made together. My grandmother asked me to read the story to her and I did. The next day when I went to her house after school I noticed she bought me art supplies, construction paper and lined paper. She told me to write a story, illustrate it and then read it to her. Grandma Carr nurtured my writing throughout my childhood. By the time I was in High School I had created hundreds of books, was journaling on a d more...
