In elementary school I had hated reading and writing. I was a firm believer that all of my English teachers were purposefully failing me. I went into middle school with the same mindset. My English teacher at the time had urged me to actually read a book, and after being handed Divergent, I had a spiritual awakening and loved reading and writing. I never realized how much of my childhood was made up of story telling until after seventh grade. Growing up I drew pictures of fantasy worlds and characters, played with dolls that had super powers, and ran around the yard make believing I was an immortal witch with my cousin. I went into freshman year of high school, away from the kids I had grown up with, and had fallen into a darkness. When I started writing The Rise Of Titanium it was my light, my escape until I was able to return to my hometown high school and it's here where I am a senior and furiously write stories to entertain the world!