How I Became a Writer, Dave Waldo
I love writing. It’s become a passion for me. I haven’t always felt that way though. In school and later in my career, I was a numbers guy. My degree and additional college studies emphasized accounting and business subjects. As a result, my career positions were oriented around accounting, contracting, cost analysis, and negotiations.
Gradually over time I learned that I could actually become a decent writer. This realization came partly due to all the reports I had been writing in my career and the many speeches I wrote as a long time member of Toastmasters. I read a number of books about writing and attended some classes. I was hooked! Writing was now in my blood.
I knew I had to write. But, what should I write about? While I was trying to figure that out, I started writing down some of the stories I had been telling people over many years. In the process of writing my stories, It dawned on me that I could write a book to help others tell their own personal stories. That’s how my book was born.