I have been writing as long as I can remember. I'm 27 and am pretty sure I started really writing at about 12. I have always kept a diary also. Writing makes me feel alive, relevant. It is as natural as breathing to me...for a time I did not write and I felt so lost. Now I am found, and it is hard to put my pen down. Ugh...sorry that sounded a little corny...but it's true. Yet I have three kids under 6 so it is necessary~~lol.