I still get together with my second grade teacher, Mrs. Gouras, whenever I visit home. She's the first person outside of my parents who encouraged me to draw and pursue my interest in fantasy/fiction.

We were having breakfast at Cracker Barrel in December when she handed me a folder of a few pieces she had kept over the years. Oh goodness, I don't even remember drawing them! And I debated with myself on whether or not to upload them. X'D But I wanted to show you guys where I started drawing, long long ago. I hope these serve as an inspiration to everyone. X)

I actually remember drawing this one! I made it for fun in a junior high art class. It's a promo poster for a novel that I published when I was 15. http://www.amazon.com/Revenge-of-Fi...../dp/B005UUGK2C It was only when I got this scanned in when I realized that there are some red words ( I'm pretty sure they're epic quotes of some sort ) covered by the background. I'm sort of proud I was hiding little easter eggs in my art even back then.