Trying something new

I have always been a writer. I have also always struggled to call myself a writer. I don't know what my hang up is. Maybe it feels pretentious. Maybe it feels like a lie. Either way, it's an identity marker that I have the hardest time accepting.

This blog is to help me learn how to accept this part of myself. I don't need to be rich and famous (but if my books made me rich and famous, I wouldn't complain). I just need to be able to connect with others--to share my stories with anyone even remotely interested. 

Let's see where this goes.