The other day, I was thinking about the books I used to read when I was growing up. I wish I could pick the books off the shelf, but I donated a lot of my old books a few years ago. Looking back on the books I enjoyed reading is fun.

It helps me to reflect on the literature that shaped me as a young girl. How what I read ultimately influenced my taste in literature and my love for creative writing and preference for storytelling, my own, and by other creators of film, tv, and books