Ericka D.M-O

My name is Ericka. I am a writer, aiming to be published. It's a difficult path, but one I am more than willing to walk along. I've never had the chance to live in the illusion that I would become the next Stephen King or J.K Rowling, so I don't expect much; I just want to make a difference.

Isn't that what all writers say? "I want to change the world with my books." I laugh when I think about it sometimes; but I really would like to help people. It's my goal to change at least one life for the better with what I have to say and the stories I need to write. Hopefully this will get me somewhere in the future--this dream I have--but like I said, I don't expect much.

I think, where writers are concerned, we feel as if the world owes us something for being daring enough to bear our souls and present them to other people; but really who are we kidding? Ourselves mostly.
Most writers, that I've had extended convesation with (majority unplublished however), are egoist. Their reasoning behind writing is something akin to 'it's simple', 'I've been writing since 9th grade', 'So I can become famous'.

Up until recently I fell into this category too. I've been writing for thirteen years. I started just after my parents divorced as a way to cope and I fell in love with how it made me feel. It's a powerful feeling to know that you can build these imaginary worlds and control everything within them and that is something children often crave. It gave me control in a situation I couldn't and only grew from there as I did.
I grew arrogant for a while afterwards. I would offer advice based on how well I felt others wrote or what their stories were about, but it was just another way to feel in control when I began to realize I had a long way to go with my own works. At that time, I believe I was between 13 and 16. From there I graduated to offering real advice to people who requested it and genuinely attempted to be helpful, while remaining honest.

As it turns out people under the age of 20 don't really like it when you critique them, even when they personally ask for it. So while I still troll around answer sites I don't often answer any unless its in the body-mods section and I notice someone asking how to do something dangerous.

So, there you have it. It's not much of a bio, but it's close enough. Hi, I'm Ericka, It's nice to meet you.