I've always loved to read,  but all through school, I hated to write.  Every time I had to compose an essay— be it a book review or a science report, about a personal experience, about anything!—I didn't know how to begin, and even less how to finish.  But when I began teaching (after spending fifteen years throwing pots in my home studio), I discovered that I really enjoyed creating games and writing stories for my ESL students.