For years, I believed I was an extrovert. Once I became a writer, I learned that this wasn’t true. I am an introvert writer.

Growing up, I believed I was an extrovert. As a small child, I was singing on stage, performing in front of crowds. It was thrilling to be up there and entertain people. When you begin a life on stage at six years old and it is something you did most weekends with practices during the week, your true introvert self doesn’t get a chanc...