Many people have different ways of expressing their creativity, for example, through music and art. Ariadne Alvarado (9) finds her creativity in writing; scribbling on pages filled with unfinished thoughts desperately trying to write them all down. She started writing in the third grade and has loved it ever since. Ari took up writing because she loved that she could create just about anything.

When someone thinks of a writer, they would most likely imagine a person with hipster glasses typing on a MacBook every weekend at Starbucks, but most of the time, that's not the case. Here are some thoughts straight from a writer. "I think that the main thing that inspired me the most, was the sheer fact that just by using my mind, I could create something that could potentially change lives. I want to write something that years later people will still be able to remember. In the end, I think that's what every writer wants: to be recognized and remembered." She also says that writing is a way to cope with all the thoughts in her head, writing all of it down onto paper. "To simply put it, writing is my oxygen."

-Alexis Dagar