The awesome co-hosts for the January 8 posting of the IWSG are Rebecca Douglass, Beth Camp, Liza @ Middle Passages, and  Natalie @ Literary Rambles!

Happy New Year! 
I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays! My new year’s resolutions are to edit and re-release my first book and go wide instead of sticking to Amazon.
Do you have a resolution?

January 8 question - Describe someone you admired when you were a child. Did your opinion of that person change when you grew up?

There were people I loved and respected, but I don’t know that I ever admired any real life person. All my admiration was saved for fictional characters. The one I admired most was Captain Jean Luc Picard. ​Open-minded, brave, and cultured, Picard represented the best of humanity. I wanted to be like him when I grew up. I already knew plenty of Shakespeare, I liked tea (earl grey, hot), and I loved the idea of exploring the universe. Being the captain of a starship…now, that was freedom! My opinion hasn’t changed. My life may look nothing like Picard’s, but inside, I’m still trying to become more like him.