I don't know if you are born a writer or become one over time all I can tell you is the first story that I wrote that had any significance to me was when I was in the 7 th grade. Mr. Swan, my homeroom teacher gave us the assignment and when I was finished I was quite amazed how well the story turned out and how it made me feel that this came from inside me. October 4 2007 my mother died and I started again and haven't stopped