I was a full-time content writer before becoming the VP of Editorial at HackerNoon. I've been writing since I was about 12, but in terms of getting published professionally, I've been writing freelance since 2015. My first gig was with Valnet for TheRichest, while I was still in university. My drive and passion for content creation comes from having a story that you feel needs to be told. It can be something you think will help the people that read it in some way or have experienced something that needs to be shared. It also comes from the need to praise something that deserves to be praised, like an amazing VR video game, an amazing person who did something special, or an amazing company that's changing the world.