Think of all your favourite books, poems, films, television shows and songs

What would have happened if they had remained in someone's drawer or they had given up after the first rejection letter? 

The characters we have loved and the stories that have inspired us make up our beautiful world.  

Life is full of beginnings. We take our first breath when we are born. We begin to see, move, become aware of our surroundings and people, learn to crawl, smile, speak, walk, read, ride a bicycle, make friends, attend school, date, work and the list goes on.

When you learnt to walk, if you fell over, you picked yourself up or there was someone to help you. You weren’t always steady on your feet. It took practise but you learnt to walk. You progressed to dancing and running. Now you don’t think about it, you just walk, dance and run.

The skills you learn in life increase. You improve on each skill with time and experience. Creative writing is another skill. As children we are filled with curiosity, imagination and wonder. In many ways, creative writing is about going back to the child within. It is about flexing your imagination, drawing upon your vocabulary and expressing your ideas. 

If you want to write, then just do it. Who knows if it might become someone's favourite one day or help someone in a way that you never imagined.