Wherein I Learn How My Writing Has Evolved

My love for writing grew out of my love for reading. I don’t know exactly when it happened, but I do remember a story involving being whisked away from my elementary school to a magical land, so I had to be 10 or younger when the writing bug hit.

Which is why I got rather excited when I discovered 5th grade writings in the course of some cleaning for the 30-day clutter clearing challenge hosted by Heather Scott. (I recommend it, by the way.)

Because 5th grade Amanda had the passion of a writer,...