I love to write

I started writing in class five, when a teacher asked our class to write a poem. I learnt something then: to write, I had to read first.

So I read novels. I picked up their words and used them in letters to pen friends. That was how we made friends then. At school and college, I also helped older students write their love letters.

Later, I applied for a job. The company turned out to belong to one of those older students, the one I had helped find the love of his life. I got the job.

I made up the job part.

Writing gives me three things. It helps me say what I mean. It makes what I learn stay with me. It clears my doubts.

Publishing is a different story. I love to write.