How a Bunch of Ninjas Inspire Me to Keep Writing
For years, I doubted my storytelling skills, until a writing group helped me overcome my fear to hit publish.
Since my Freshman year in college, the idea of being a good writer eluded me. I felt unprepared when I arrived on campus. My education fell short when compared to the suburban, rich kids at my liberal arts university.
I graduated from a small, rural high school, where many teachers taught from outdated, tattered manuals. I worked hard to earn good grades, but developed bad study-habits. In college, my tendency to procrastinate bit me in the ass — I got two C’s during my first semester.
Eventually, I figured out how to study (and drank lots of Diet Mountain Dew) and improved my grades. I’d like to say I kicked the procrastination habit, but I think I just got better at it. I graduated in four years with a good GPA. Yet, I always felt inadequate in my literature and writing classes. I never felt smart enough to be a real writer.
It’s been two decades (ouch!) since I graduated from college. Finally, I have the confidence to tell my stories. And I have a bunch of Ninjas to thank for it.
