Hey there, Marc Barel here.I heard you'd like to get to know a little about myself, and I'm here to fulfill that request. I'm currently 23 years old, as of March 2015, with my birt...view moreHey there, Marc Barel here.I heard you'd like to get to know a little about myself, and I'm here to fulfill that request. I'm currently 23 years old, as of March 2015, with my birthday on the 19th of December. I'm a Filipino, born here in the US but raised there. I like eating, reading, video games, any with an amazing plot really.How did I start getting into stories and writing? I sort of blame, and thank, my boredom for that. I was in high school and I had been looking for something to do in my spare time while waiting between classes. So I went to the library and picked out an old looking book and took it out. It was The Count of Monte Cristo. I remember reading it non-stop, even when my favorite TV shows came on, I just kept going. From there on, I just grabbed books and kept reading.As for the whole writing thing? I have my the English teacher I had for my senior year for that. She was the one who had made us write blog posts for school and I had done it because it was necessary. It was also where I wrote my first short story to say the least. From there it expanded, looking for new stories online, getting into manga and comics. Which led to my small tenure in fanfiction.And here I am now, writing indie books- well attempting at least- on Smashwords. And it can only go up from here.view less