I never thought I would come to the terms of writing my own stories. I was never the type that people would peg as a reader. I was always interested in sports and things like that. Until one summer my dad encouraged me to read a book. I read about fifty books that summer, until I ran out and wanted more. Dad said I had enough books to last a lifetime but you can never have enough books. 
   Dad encouraged  me to write my own stories, things that I'm interested; things I might read myself. 
That's how I gained my passion for writing.