Maria Levato discovered her love of writing in second grade. Learn more about Maria, her work, and get a sneak peek into a fan-favorite character's upcoming story. What’s your origin story? When did you realize, “Yep, I’m a writer”? Writing was a childhood love. I had a teacher in the second grade who did the open journalling thing where we could free write and she'd respond. I always loved doing it. It wasn't just the writing part I loved though. It was receiving her respons