39 years young here. I still eat cereal, still watch cartoons, still play video games and still ride shopping carts like skateboards in parking lots to the amusement of children and disdain of adults. 
I did take a creative writing class as an elective in college, but honestly that's the extent of any formal writing "training". The rest has developed over the years, starting with the detailed descriptions of areas and such while Dungeon Mastering.
As for how I started, it was all with the legendary "Red Box" D&D Basic set from way, way, way back. I remember asking my father for it. He told me he'd get it if I got a hit in Little League (knowing him, he would have gotten it anyway). I got not one, but two hits that night. They would be my only two hits of the season.
I almost exclusively Dungeon/Game Master. I love writing stories, something I think carries over to my journals and stories here. I've run D&D and Torg campaigns, and would love to run Pathfinder and Gamma World. I got the books, just need the time and players.
So...long winded. TL: DNR? I'm old, and have been DMing since I was a kid.
I did take a creative writing class as an elective in college, but honestly that's the extent of any formal writing "training". The rest has developed over the years, starting with the detailed descriptions of areas and such while Dungeon Mastering.
As for how I started, it was all with the legendary "Red Box" D&D Basic set from way, way, way back. I remember asking my father for it. He told me he'd get it if I got a hit in Little League (knowing him, he would have gotten it anyway). I got not one, but two hits that night. They would be my only two hits of the season.
I almost exclusively Dungeon/Game Master. I love writing stories, something I think carries over to my journals and stories here. I've run D&D and Torg campaigns, and would love to run Pathfinder and Gamma World. I got the books, just need the time and players.
So...long winded. TL: DNR? I'm old, and have been DMing since I was a kid.
