Becoming a Writer

I use "becoming a writer" as my title very loosely, I'm not published or anything but the book "The Remaining" really pushed me into writing. I was interested in writing when I was a kid, I loved reading too, mostly fantasy and science fiction. I wrote the first page or two to one or two ideas when I was in elementary school, but then the harsh reality of, dun dun dunnnnn, high school donned on me. By junior and senior year they had you trying to decide what you want to do for the rest of your life (at least it seems that way when you're in school). In high school I didn't read or write nearly as much as I did in elementary school because I didn't think my full time job would involve either. Then the summer after senior year of high school my love for all things science fiction made me buy a book called "The Remaining" by D.J. Molles. It was a zombie book, and it had me hooked IMMEDIATELY. It was the first book I ever read that made me feel like I was in the book, the way the author described the scenery, the way he made it feel like the characters were with you. I think I went and bought the next three books in the series the next week. But the way this book truly changed me is the way it inspired me. It revived my love for both reading and writing. It's thanks to that book that I now want to become a published author and why I'm in the middle of writing two different novels and a third book that I don't now how to describe. However, it didn't only do that, it also helped revive my creativity and my appreciation for the little things in life. Since I started writing again my mind can more easily wander and find things to take interest in, to analyze, and to enjoy. I owe this book (and series) so much, it might sound cliche but I genuinely don't think I'd be the person I am today if I had never read it.