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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