I have always been a writer. My first story was in kindergarten. I narrated it to my teacher so that she could letter each page of the micro book, and I illustrated it, and it was bound. It was about dinosaurs. Since that time, I have had stories in my head and I have always wanted to write them down and share them. I have tried often and to various success. I have been 'published' on websites that didn't pay, or even care if you put words there or not. I got some great feedback, and people expressed that they liked my stories, but I had no major acclaim. I submitted ideas, both completed and prospective, to publishers, but I got nothing but rejection letters in return. The time since my last attempt was a sizable time ago; I was discouraged. But, in the past few months, I have been energized and gotten back to writing and have sent out three more stories in just the last few weeks, with two more in a few months when I have them written. I am loving this,