My battle with Pinocchio

Creative writing has always been something I’ve enjoyed even as early as grade school. My grandmother was a professional artist, and all her grandchildren were artistic. I can’t draw to save my life, but I love creative writing.

I would get all jazzed up and do some writing, or take a class, or even go to an event or conference. But writing remained something that I dabbled in but never had enough time for. I hesitated to tell my friends about my d...