I'm a closet author, and have been for ten years now. I've written short stories and novels that were promptly stored away and eventually lost, all out of being extremely self-conscious and overly critical of my work. 
Now that I'm out of the Army, I have the time to put in some serious effort, to complete the stories that have haunted my imagination for a Decade. May they strike fear, passion, anxiety, and love into the hearts of all those they cross.