When you're stuck in a room with no computer or TV, and you have a surplus of school supplies, what do you do? Packs and packs of paper, pencil boxes filled with sharpened pencils, and a metal pencil sharpener that actually sharpens your pencil instead of wasting your lead.

Your mind is filled with ideas, and you have everything you need at your fingertips. You've put pencil to paper, and suddenly... you're a god. You can create and destroy worlds at your leisure. It's overwhelming, and no one can stop you.

I discovered the world of writing at twelve. Nearly three years later, the pencil's still in my hand...