My parents decided they’d better choose something else. As it happened, there were a few other baby girls born around the same time and they were all named…Megan. This helps us develop empathy, and empathy is revolutionary.īooks are… worlds captured on paper, treasures and adventures you can take right in your home.ĭid you know… when I was born my parents wanted to name me Megan. We see and experience the world through their eyes. When we read words written by another human, we take a piece of them into ourselves. You know those people who say their story just flowed out of them like water or came to them in a dream and they couldn’t stop writing for three months straight? I loathe those people. I’ve been writing in a journal and making up my own stories since I was eight. Likewise, I don’t understand how I feel about anything until I write it down. I don’t truly know something until I can express it in words.
Writing is… my way of making sense of what’s going on both in the world and inside my head. Not much has changed, except I’m a little more a secure, more open to constructive criticism, and less desperate for praise and acceptance. I loved creating stories but didn’t want to share my writing or have it be critiqued or graded. My favorite books were always ones I chose on my own. I eventually grew to enjoy reading and writing a great deal, but only when it was on my terms. I struggled to learn how to read, which made me feel like I wasn’t all that smart. It’s great for character study!Īs a kid, I was… insecure, desperate for praise and acceptance, and a late bloomer. Luckily, I live in a university neighborhood where just about everyone I know is an expert on something , and so I meet a lot of fascinating people who are more than happy to converse with me and share their thoughts and knowledge. I love to hear other people’s opinions, interests, and expertise. I love robust conversations and debates on any given subject. My last name is sometimes misspronounced as Shurtliss. I grew up with the American version, but switched to the German pronunciation when I married my husband, who speaks German and so always pronounced my name as LEE-zul.
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