I am an introvert and I have the test results to prove it. Three sets of test results in all. That’s how many times I have the Myers-Briggs test and each time I have scored a consistent 49 (on a scale of 1-50) as an Introvert. It’s a fairly extreme condition, I’m afraid.
Essentially, I am a hermit. A writer who loves words, books, movies, fictional worlds, music and quiet. Blessed quiet. I crave it. I need it to stay sane.
We live on stories. They feed us. They inform us. We collect and share them along the way and in turn they make us who we are.
As an avid reader, I hesitate to name the books that changed my life. I know I will leave something out…something obvious. But I am going to give this a go anyway.
Here are some of the books that taught me how to live:
Probably the most famous stage direction in theatrical history is William Shakespeare’s note to Antigonus in The Winter’s Tale to “exit, pursued by bear.” How does that relate to fiction?
