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Cheap Therapy

Writing has always played an important role in my life.  I discovered the joys of creative writing in the 4th grade.  I was an avid reader and decided that I could write fantastical stories similar to the books I escaped into.  I started by writing one or two pages, but by the end of 4th grade, I could easily fill 20+ pages of lined paper, both sides, no spaces.  No teacher really wanted to read that though, so I learned to tell shorter stories with illustrations (also by me). In 6th grade I had a best friend who also enjoyed writing.  She struggled more with spelling and grammar, but didn't care when we wrote together.  We created two female characters and they would go on adventures, fall in love with boys, and babysit.  Yes, we were huge fans of The Babysitter's Club books by Anne M. Martin.  We were also fans of The New Micky Mouse club so our characters became key elements of fan fiction.  Her and I would take turns writing different s...