All the best writers get inspired by events or people that come across their lives. Edger Allen Poe was inspired by the murder case of Mary Cecilia Rogers when he wrote “The Mystery of Mary Roget”. Charles Dickens was inspired to write “A Tale of Two Cities” from a play that he himself acted in called “The Frozen Deep”. Then there is my personal favorite, Stephen King, who was inspired to write one of his most famous novels called “IT”, when he walked across a bridge in cowboy boots. Many great pieces of literature have come from a number of inspirations. I myself have a number of inspirations behind writing these articles, and falling in love with writing in general. These are the people that I have to thank.

My high school English teacher who pushed me to always do better on my essays, made class fun, and picked out the best novels for us to read. My cat Boots who is consistently sitting directly on my keyboard anytime I am writing an article, perhaps he is trying to telepathically give me input. My number one fan who even on the worst of my articles, still tells me that I’m a stunning writer. My roommates who actually were the first to come to mind when I had to write an article last minute. My past relationships I’ve had that now fuel me with a fire to do better. My lovely orientation team, and the girl who gave an open invitation to write these articles. My God who gave me a gift to have a way with words. My senior class and the number of memories we’ve had. My youngest brother who enjoys and encourages my story telling. My best friend who has my back for everything and anything. My wild imagination that keeps me up at night. My favorite author, Stephen King, who can tell a story and twist the ending just the way I like it. Also, last but not least my Nan who I sometimes feel as though she is giving me advice on what to write herself.

These are all the people I have to thank for shaping the young writer that I am today. I may not be the next Hemingway, but without you guys, I would not be where I am today. I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Through this experience I have accomplished a number of goals that I never even thought were possible. Since then I have raised my goals, but before then, I would have never dreamed to make a hobby of mine be public for the whole world to see. I used to think anything that I could show someone had to be perfect, or it wouldn’t be good enough. My views since then have changed, so thank you again.