Meet and Greet/Question of the Week # 2 : When did you discover that you enjoyed writing , and why do you do it ?

Hey everyone! I missed last week's introduction so I'll do that really quickly before I get into this week's question. 
 
 I a male who lives in New Jersey of the USA. I'm 20 years old and currently a full-time student. You can call me Sniper or Snipes to make it easier if you ever respond to my comments or anything. 
 
 Anyway, back to the question. 
 
 I think I always had a passion for writing, even at a young age, my parents told me that I used to write all the time. But I think I only really got into it about three years ago and have tried to keep writing every chance I could get. At first it started out as a way for me to just get what I wanted to say down on paper, and I kept a journal for a while, but it eventually evolved into this chance to create something entirely new. 
 
 And I loved that. The ability to take something from your own imagination ( or from a simple idea ) and put it on paper to create this world where you can get wrapped up into. When I started writing ( for real ) three years ago I had an idea for a novel I wanted to write. That idea has now changed and evolved into something even better in my opinion and I continue to work on it now and then. 
 
 Writing, for me, started as something to do for myself and myself only. I rarely shared my writing. I felt it was n't good enough, that it was only for me, and I think that's where a lot of people stop. I did n't view myself as a writer until this year, after I took a course in creative writing and when I started submitting to writing prompts. The community here has helped me actively work on my writing and it has helped me improve all the same. I thank you all for that because now I have never been more confident in my writing and I am proud of that. 
 
 Writing to me is a chance to create, and I think that's amazing.
