My name is Michael Bernabo, and I've been creative my entire life.
In Kindergarten, I wrote and illustrated a fantasy story involving dragons and knights. It was read to the class. They enjoyed it.
In Middle School I accepted a teacher's challenge to write an epic story. The 60+ page science fiction story with elements of an epic story earned me 111 points on a 10 point assignment.
Since then it has been a goal of mine to become a published author.