To write or not to write ... right?

For as long as I can remember, my most consistent desire in life was to become an author.
As a child, I became engrossed in books and fantastical stories.

As a young teenager, I wrote several stories of my own. I shared these with certain friends and family members. I have always received encouragement from these individuals to publish. However, I think there's always been a doubt in my mind of whether or not I should. Honestly, whether there is any talent present.

Currently, I am trying to rewrite some of my old stories. WOW, do I have some work ahead of me. Granted I was age 13-15 when I wrote them, so my grammar is not what it currently is, but also there are chunks of the storyline or character development that really need to be improved. Not to mention, I wrote my first stories on a very old computer, on a floppy disk. Yes, that's right, a floppy disk. Thank God that I had the sense to save my hard copies of these stories, because now I am in the process of taking the hard copies and re-typing them. Then I will work on revising and editing. I am lucky that I have such talented friends with different views because I have an awesome team of individuals that I know I can call on for help.

That being said, this is an overwhelming process in which I find myself doubting more and more. However, as one of my longest real-life dreams, I am committed to working hard and to get these stories into my computer. I have faith that I can revise and edit, then get these stories published. How cool would that be?!

I am psyched for the challenge and I appreciate all the support I have gotten in my past, present and the support I will get in the future!