creative nonfiction

I write.  Writing is like candy for the soul.  Sugary, sweet, delicious.  I write mostly creative nonfiction, as sometimes I find it hard to draw stories out of thin air.  When the fiction feeling does strike, however, I often find myself simply embellishing a true story into something more unbelievable.  I strongly believe in the wealth of knowledge a person can draw from reading something spectacularly well-written.  Just the increased range of vocabulary is incredible.  Inspiration grows by leaps and bounds after finishing up a good book.  Reading even helps spelling, I'm sure, along with other sensibilities like grammar and punctuation.  I believe the English language (or whichever one you read and write in) is beautiful, and it is meant to be exercised daily.

Good luck to everyone's artistic endeavors!  The world can never have enough creativity.  : )