Everyone has a story as to why they want to do what they do. Everyone has something that drives them to do that thing. For me, I want to be an author, always have and always will, on top of that I want to be a librarian.

I've loved books since I was small, I was always asking to be read to or reading. My dad always jokes and says that I'm the only kid who ever got in trouble for reading too much during school. Since I read so often, I had a large imagination. I was always coming up with stories in my head and when I was young I would write children's stories and try to illustrate them, even though I couldn't draw. As a Christmas present one year I got a set that let you write a book and then send it away to be published for yourself. I wanted nothing more than to write stories and use my imagination. Around middle school I would get myself into the books more by creating my own character and inserting them into the story while I read.

One thing that always inspires me to write is fairytales. My favorite books are ones that retell and twist the story in new and unique ways and that's part of what I want to do when I write. When I started middle school I started reading Harry Potter and my whole world changed forever. Fairytales weren't the only thing driving me to create anymore, now this was a driving force. Reading the books, watching the movies, and seeing the huge impact this series had on people made me want to do the same. I've read those books and seen those movies so many times but each and every time it amazes me. Walking into Harry Potter World in Universal Studios makes me feel nostalgic and teary eyed. And then Star Wars:The Force Awakens came out and I was amazed yet again. I had always watched Star Wars as a child but as I got older I stopped because I felt Star Wars was more of a boy thing and felt I had to hide my love of it (but that's a whole different story). So when the new movie came out last year I rewashed every movie before I allowed myself to see the new one and fell back in love over and over again. I go to Hollywood Studios in Disney World where a large portion of the park is dedicated to Star Wars and they're working on even more Star Wars experiences and I'm filled with joy. In the park they show a movie where people who grew up watching Star Wars were now working on new Star Wars movies and shows and it makes my heart happy. It shows them creating new creatures and planets and vehicles and I want to start writing right away. These things inspire me over and over again to keep writing.

As I said I've always loved reading, so of course I want to spend my life surrounded by books. Working at a library, any library, would be great for me. My drive to go to school and get my masters in library science comes from the fact that I want to be a part of something that gets people to read and helps them with it.

So find something that makes you passionate and do it, find your drive.