Another New Leaf - by R.M. Greenaway

How has the writing life changed me as a person?
As Susan talked about yesterday, the huge change for me is community. As a youngster I had a very small circle of friends, and at times a circle of one - me. Not in a mournful way -- I was content. I grew up, worked, married, and we have a son, and for years that was about the extent of my social life. Again, I was content. I began to write, though. Probably part of me did yearn for a larger world. So I created these people living exciting lives...