Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?
The first story I ever read was Spot Sees Jane. Spot was a dog and Jane was the pretty girl in the row next to me who had bright blue eyes and black bangs and knew the answers to everything.
When did you first start writing?
My last year of high school. I had an English teacher who got us to write a poem. I did. It had something to do with a beach and the tide.
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