The past few months of working for Odyssey has shown me a lot of things about myself and the way I write. I wanted to be a writer for a long time now, but the thought of actually showing my work to anyone has terrified me. Even now as I start to show it is still scary to me. I'm constantly at war with myself whether or not I'm a good writer or not.

Writing for Odyessy has shown me that I am my own biggest critic. I have learned I am not a professional yet, but as the weeks go by my writing has been growing into better things. Growing up very quiet, writing was my way of getting my voice out there and Odyssey has given me that chance. It has given me the freedom to create content that I enjoy.

Having to create content every week has opened up a lot of writing ideas and has helped me make ways to deal with writer's block.

As lame as it may sound to others, there are no words to describe the pride and excitement I feel when I see my name next to the article.

For a girl that loves to procrastinate, it really teaches you something about deadlines (even though, as I'm writing, this is a late article). It has taught me responsibility and I never thought it would. This was a great step in my career and I'm so happy to be doing it. Even though I might not have the chance to get paid for one of my articles, I am completely fine with that because I simply love writing for Odyssey.