Katie Neilson

Writing and story telling has been apart of my life ever since I was able to speak. In first grade, my teacher noticed I was a daydreamer and often excelled in story telling. The truth is, while she was explaining the alphabet, I was creating a vivid world that I still to this day carry with me. It wasn�t until third grade that I though of this as a talent. My teacher pulled me aside one to with my ISTEP test that I hade taken weeks before. She told me that I was one out of only ten people that got a perfect score on the writing portion! No arrangement of words could possibly describe the way I felt. I have always been the kid in the back of the class that never stood out. Learning that I did in fact have a talent, made me feel wonderful. I have been writing ever since. I express everything trough writing. When middle school hit, I was suddenly presented with a whole new plate of problems. I became depressed for some time, and suffered the typical problems that come with being a teenager. It was then that I knew what I was meant to do. My goal in writing is to reach out to teenagers like myself. I want to help them, and let them know that even though things are rough, they can make it through. And at the same time, creating a great story that will keep readers turning pages until the end.