: About Me

I am a sophomore in college and want to become a professional writer I am working towards my Bachelor in English with Writing and Philosophy minors.

I am a member of my local Toast Masters chapter and a member of a local writing group. Both meet once a week. In the fall I will be leading a Creative Writing Workshop for students at Calvin College and anyone who is interested in the Grand Rapids community. This workshop will be very simple, bring something to read for a maximum of five minutes, with enough copies for everyone. After someone reads everyone critiques and praises the author while offering input.

My passion is ...

Writing, Reading, Computers, Watching Movies.

I know too much about ...

Macintosh Computers, Fiction Novels, Movies.

My childhood ambition ...

My childhood ambition was to be a novelist.

Why I write ...

I write to allow my readers entry into my thoughts and dreams.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Mary Karr's "The Liar Club," Robert B. Parker's "Stranger in Paradise," and Robert E. Bailey's "Private Heat"

My first job ...

Family Video Customer Representative.

My best moment ...

whenever I finish a short story.

My inspiration ...

Unknown.

Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense Book reviews: Dreamcatcher, by Stephen King

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Dreamcatcher is one of Stephen King's best works. It might seem odd opening an article with such a bold statement, but this statement is not so bold as it may seem at first. Dreamcatcher is one of Stephen King's best works because within Dreamcatcher, Stephen King writes about himself. Most of Stephen King's works reflect his own insecurities, fears, or inner-workings, but none of them do it to the magnitude of Dreamcatcher. In his non-fiction work, On Writing, Stephen King ends the feature section with a shocking statement: "Writing is not life, but I think that sometimes it can be a way ...

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