1) When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer, and what has your path looked like to get here? I’ve had a strong desire to be a writer since my sophomore year of high school. During that time I was heavily influenced by music and film and I knew I wanted to...
1) When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer, and what has your path looked like to get here? In fourth grade, I wrote a short story my teacher liked. I held on to that praise, but my father didn’t encourage me, even though he was a prolific reader who...
In our ‘Dare to Dream’ series, the team of the San Diego Writers Festival invites you on a journey. Hear what inspires us, why we put on the festival, what we hope attendees will experience, why we connect dreaming with hope and intentions, and what nudges our souls...
1) When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer, and what has your path looked like to get here? We started writing short stories and poems in our early teens, then moved on to songs, plays, musicals, screenplays, and articles for publications such as...
1) When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer, and what has your path looked like to get here? As a pre-teen, I was inspired by The Diary of Anne Frank. Diaries and poetry became my earliest forms of self-expression. Eventually, I branched into...
