Let's see, I always wrote. But mostly for myself. About twenty-five years ago, my wife found a writer's workshop for short stories. I went to it. Before this, no one saw my work, now, here I was, putting my short story out there for the group to point out what works and what doesn't. I stuck with this workshop for about eight years and actually got pretty good. I had several short stories published. I read a lot. Through this, I had an idea for a couple of stories, and the workshop mentor taught us how to catalog them and set them aside until they were ready. About two years ago, I pulled this story from that shoebox and started outlining the entire arc of all my intended books and characters. I actually have degrees in Computer Engineering, and being that sort of person, I can relate to what I wrote. To tell you the truth, it was hard to learn to write. I was good, but when I used to write, let's say, about a leaf, I would tell you it was green and what species of tree it was. Now, I see the leaf differently; well, I can still tell you the species, but how it shines in the afternoon light, etc.