No college experience, at least not in the sense of literary writing. I still feel deep inside that I'm worthy of the title of writer. Don't let the lack of published works fool you, I write every day. Consider the amount of other things necessary for daily life, myself being just as busy as any artist, and it should impress you. A lot of time and effort goes into making jewelry and practicing ballet, a writer isn't relegated to the wooden chair before a typewriter.
But, maybe they should be. Perhaps I am wrong and they still are. My opinions on the entire thing are worth about as much as my wife says they are, which to me is worth everything. To anyone who believes in me, they might care a bit. To anyone else, they don't matter.
In the end, it only really matters how we feel, silently of course, as it pertains to the growth of our skills and passions and quality of work. Regardless, this story is my life's purpose and I will write it for eyes, even if it is only my own, and this will not detract from the quality. If anything, it will make it better. My goal has and always will be, the same: hold their story in my hands. The ability to do so has been kept from me only by finances; but not indefinitely.
R.D. V