Writing has always represented to me this idea of being completely limitless. Where other sectors of my life were painfully restrictive, writing seemed to be utterly infinite, edgeless, and unending in what I could produce and discover within my own mind. Whether I was flipping through the pages and plots of paperbacks or obsessively scribbling on three-ringed notebooks I always loved finding foreign worlds and past centuries to explore. There was something about completely disappearing into a character or concept that was extremely liberating. Writing always symbolized this rare mixture of productive escapism, a mentality, and approach which I have attempted to apply to my life as a whole. I’d like to become a novelist when I’m older because I want to create those places and people for others. Books and storytelling gave me an atmosphere where I felt like I wasn’t alone, and I hope to create a similar community for others through my writing.