I live in the South now but am a Midwest girl, born and raised. I was an English major with a Writing minor. I love reading stories from authors who know the difference between "your" and "you're" or "to" and "too" or "its" and "it's" or "there" and "their." I also love well-written dialogue because it's so hard to do.

If you are a person who is interested in writing I highly recommend Stephen King's brilliant On Writing.