What, Why, How: Maryann Miller

What?

Hello, my name is Maryann, and I’m addicted to writing. It started when I was about ten years old and had just finished reading a charming book about Lassie written by Albert Payson Terhune. After closing the book, I turned to my friend who was reading with me and said, “Let’s write stories like this.”

My first story wasn’t about a dog. It was about a horse, and The Call of the Wild won an award in the Scholastic Writing Awards contest when I was twelve. I was sure I would grow u...