I've been writing for many years, but I think I started making actual stories in first grade. Me and 3 of my friends decided to write a story about 4 girls and supernatural beings. I remember we wrote about lots of ghosts, a werewolf, and maybe a vampire. In all, we wrote a 12 page story together. I don't mean to brag, but I was the best writer in our class, and when the other girls were done, I added details to their sections. The story was really good for four 1st graders, and was kind of funny. When I was in 4th grade I copied the story onto Utah Compose, fixed a few grammar and spelling mistakes, and got a 30/30.
     When I was in 2nd or 3rd grade, I couldn't sleep, so I got out my MP3 player, and recorded myself telling a story. I never started over, and there were hardly and breaks. Once I started, I recorded for about 20 minutes, I think. Over the course of the following weeks I copied the story onto paper, listening to a sentence at a time, and writing it down. I showed it to my teacher and she put it on her rack with her other suggested books.
      Since then, I've written multiple short plays, getting my characters from our dress up clothes, some of which included Snow White, The Cowardly Lion, and an Evil Queen. My brothers and I would perform the plays for our family, acting as several characters each.
      In the years following, I've written many stories for school, and a few for fun, but as the years go on, I find less and less time for free writing. I have several stories and plays waiting to be finished at the moment, but I don't think I'll ever get around to them. I really enjoy writing, and am doing my best to write more often.