J. C. Stanton

I was born in Berrien Springs, MI in 1977. I am the eldest of five siblings. My father was a Baptist preacher. When I was two years old, we moved from Michigan to South Carolina so that my dad could attend Bob Jones University. He had intended to go into evangelism, but instead ended up pastoring small churches for the next twelve years. We never stayed at any one church for more than three years. We lived all over South Carolina until I was ten, at which time, we moved back to Michigan and roamed all over that great state until I graduated high school in 1995. During that summer my father resigned his position as pastor of Community Baptist Church, and he has not pastored a church since that time. My parents were adamant that their children would never attend a public school. Therefore, if a Christian school was not available, or if they could not afford tuition, we were homeschooled. I discovered very early in my education that I had a God-given talent in the subjects of reading, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar. We did not have a television, and I found myself with plenty of time on my hands. Because of this, I developed a love for reading. Over the course of time, I found that I also enjoyed writing. Though most kids moan and groan over being given a writing assignment, I loved it. Eventually, though, I did as all children do. I grew up. Somehow, during the process of growing up, I forgot how much I loved formulating a concept for a story and watching it grow and take on a life of its own as I penned it down on paper. Recently, I have rediscovered that passion for writing. It is what I do best, and it is what I love to do. It is my objective to begin a highly successful writing career here on Associated Content. I am looking forward to publishing my work, and, for the first time in my life, getting paid to do what I love.